Transcript: Analysis: Prime minister wins Sri Lankan presidential election

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November 18, 2005
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RENEE MONTAGNE
Morning Edition (NPR)
11-18-2005
Analysis: Prime minister wins Sri Lankan presidential election

Host: RENEE MONTAGNE
Time: 11:00 AM-12:00 Noon

RENEE MONTAGNE, host:

Voters in Sri Lanka have chosen a new president. The country's hard-line prime minister eked out a narrow victory in yesterday's election. He's now faced with rescuing a faltering peace process with the Tamil Tiger rebels and repairing an economy hurt by the tsunami. We're joined from Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka, by NPR's South Asia correspondent Philip Reeves.

And, Philip, tell us about the victor, how he won and why it's important.

PHILIP REEVES reporting:

Mahinda Rajapakse won because he got the ...

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