Sri Lanka presidential election starts voting or ruling opposition party closes 16:49 on November 16

In Sri Lanka, the election of the presidential election was held on the 16th, and it is reported that the candidate of the coalition ruling party and the younger brother of the former president who advanced the policy toward the Chinese side might be close. Sri Lanka is at the heart of the maritime traffic route, and the election results are likely to affect the struggle for supremacy between China and India and Japan.

In Sri Lanka's presidential election, more than 260 people, including Japanese people, died, and security measures were taken after the terrorist incident in April. Voting started at 10:30 am on the 16th of Japan time. .

The candidate of the coalition ruling party, Sagitt Premadasa, is the son of a president who was assassinated during the civil war.

On the other hand, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, a promising candidate on the opposition party, is the younger brother of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, appealing to strengthen the security measures in response to the terrorist incident, and the local media tells the possibility of close fighting .

The former president promoted policies that emphasized relations with China, such as attracting large-scale infrastructure during his tenure, but lost his power in the election four years ago due to criticism of dictatorial skills.

If the younger brother Gotabaya is elected this time, the possibility of taking a policy closer to China is taken back, and the election result also affects the supremacy between China aiming to expand its interests and India and Japan controlling it It seems to affect.

Voting will close at 8:30 pm on the 16th of Japan time, and the results are expected to be revealed as early as 17th.

Voter “emphasis on security measures”

A man who voted in a polling place near Colombo, the largest city in Sri Lanka, said, “The most important thing in this election was security measures. In April, a terrorist incident caused us to be threatened by safety. I voted for a candidate with a good countermeasure. "

In addition, a middle-aged woman said, “The economy is constantly going up and down, and it doesn't change no matter who becomes the president.