Low turn out in North-East, Govt. to challenge Fonseka candidacy in court
Tweet bundle from the twitter pages of The Centre for Monitoring Election Violence (CMEV) and Lydia Polgreen of New York Times in Colombo:
From Lydia Polgreen: Click for updates: http://twitter.com/lpolgreen
Govt spokesman: postal votes and other early indications point to a return of the incumbent. Results 4 – 5 AM.
Govt. spokesman says govt. will challenge Fonseka’s candidacy in court over voter registration.
Firecrackers in a terror-striken country? I don't get it.
Supports of the two campaigns having rival celebrations a block apart on Symonds Rd. No tension but scary firecrackers!
Just back from talking to voters. Colombo is UNP territory so lots of Fonseka support. Heading to Maharagama in a bit.
Some areas in jaffna reporting 40%. Mostly 25%. Resident regd voters is only somewhere around 60 %.
Fonseka may not get to vote on Technical grounds - Fonseka Aide
Only an hour left of voting. As of noon 25% turnout in N & E, @CMEV says. Am waiting for newer figures.
Low turnout in the N & E would all but assure a Rajapaksa victory. Fonseka must sweep minority vote + get 50% Sinhalese vote.
Daily Mirror quoting elex monitors that turnout in N and E is 20 percent. Seems low, checking now.
CMEV is reporting problems with buses for IDPs in Menik Farm seeking to vote.
No big surprise: voters in Tamil neighborhood of Wellewatte all support Fonseka in interviews.
My NYT story on the early voting now up. http://bit.ly/6jQlEv
From CMEV: click for updates: http://twitter.com/cmev
Elections Comm. Dayananda Dissanayake says not mandatory to be a registered voter to run for president
Dialog mngmt decides to only send election results via SMS, not election related news says JNW. We wonder why
Hand grenade attack in Jaffna on election day: CMEV received information regarding a hand grenade attack to the re... http://bit.ly/7WGOzK
At Kotte polling station, did not see voting guidelines explained in Tamil or English