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Article: Sri Lankan ruling party takes early lead in local elections
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- August 23, 2008
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Sri Lankan ruling party takes early lead in local elections
COLOMBO, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka's ruling party the United
People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) has taken an early lead in the
local government election results declared as at 07:00 a.m. local
time (0130 GMT), the state radio said here on Sunday.
Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation said that the UPFA was heading
for a clear-cut lead over its rival United National Party in the
elections for North Central Provincial Council and Sabaragamuva
Provincial Council.
The ...