Parliamentary Election Held Last Monday Was The Most Free And Fair ElectionConducted In Recent History- PAFFREL

The Parliamentary Election held last Monday(17) was the most free and fair Election conducted in a peaceful environment in  recent history of the country according to  Executive Director of Election Monitoring Group PAFFREL(Peoples Action For Free And Fair Elections) Rohana Hettiarachchi.

The much  noted difference in this election when compared to recent elections was the Elections Commissioners unbiased decisions taken  over   both the ruling party and opposition parties he has said.

"Around 212 incidents were reported during the election day and none of them were serious ones" the PAFFREL Executive Director has stressed.Police have arrested 35 persons regarding those incidents he has further said.

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Former Executive President Rajapakshe To Be Sworn In As A Normal MP

If sworn in as a MP in the new Parliament the former President Mahinda Rajapakshe will becomes the only Executive President of  the Sri Lankan Political History that sworn in as a MP after being twice getting elected as the  Executive President .

The former president Rajapakshe who lead the election campaign of the United Peoples Freedom Alliance(UPFA) by expecting to become the new Prime Minister have to satisfied with 423,529 Votes he has received from the Kurunagala District(In North Western Province) at the election as the UPFA not able to secure majority of seats in the Parliament to form a new government.

Former President Rajapakshe has received the highest number of preferential votes among st candidates  contested for the Kurunagala District at the election held yesterday(17).

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War Hero Field Marshal General Sarath Fonseka Was Not Able To Elected To The Parliament-People Elected Some Former MP'S With Criminal Charges

The Democratic Party lead by the war hero who guided Sri Lankan Armed Forces to crush LTTE Rebels in 2009 Field Marshal General Sarath Fonseka has not able to secure a single seat in the Parliament at the Sri Lankan Parliamentary  Election held yesterday.Field Marshal Fonseka who was  the former Army Commander had contested for the Colombo District at the election while his wife Mrs.Anoma Fonseka had contested for the Gampaha District from the Democratic Party.

At  the Previous Parliamentary Election field marshal fonseka has won a Parliamentary Seat in Colombo with  higher number of votes and later lost the seat due to the case filed by the previous government against him at the Military Court.

Meanwhile voters in most parts of the country have voted and elected few former MP'S who are having charges against them on Thuggery,Drug Dealing,Importing Ethanol and rape cases  to the Parliament at the yesterday's election while rejecting war hero like Field Marshal Fonseka and most of the intellectuals that should be in the Parliament according to the Political Analysts.

Some of these elected MP'S have cases filed against them at the Police Financial Crimes Investigations Division.There are some actresses also elected to the new parliament who are not having political knowledge at all the analysts have said.

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