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Colombo, Sept. 22 -- Sri Lanka's electoral authorities on Sunday decided to conduct a second preference count in the presidential polls as none of the candidates secured over 50 percent of the vote in Saturday's election.
Making the announcement, Election Commission Chairman R.L.A.M. Ratnayake said the decision was in line with the Presidential Elections Act of 1981, Sri L;ankan media outlet Daily Mirror reported.
As per the counting trend, left-leaning Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake, representing the National People's Power (NPP) alliance, was leading by securing over 40 percent of the votes.
The country's Leader of the Opposition Sajith...