Northern verdict: Crucial factor for next presidential poll
By Our Political Editor-Sunday, September 29, 2013
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It took less than a quarter of Sri Lanka’s 14.4 million voters to send strong messages, both to the Government and the Opposition, at last week’s Northern, North Western and Central Provincial Council elections. The enormity of such messages, from among the 4.3 million eligible to vote, appeared significant. It foretold the newer manifestations in the political horizon. 