Rajapaksa suffers major setback in Lanka provincial polls

September 21, 2014 20:58

In a major blow to Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, his ruling coalition's popularity dwindled by an unprecedented 23 per cent in a key provincial election seen as precursor to a possible snap presidential poll.

The United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) of Rajapaksa retained the Uva or the south-eastern provincial council by securing 19 out of 34 seats that went to the polls yesterday, but his party's popularity dropped by an unprecedented 22.98 percentage points.

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