UPFA, NDF all set for do-or-die battle on Jan. 8
By Our Political Editor-Sunday, December 07, 2014
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Large number of dummy candidates with ulterior motives for presidential pollRajapaksa confident, says Ranil would have been a better opponent, hits out at ChandrikaSLMC likely to split if it does not quit; Fonseka seeks rank of Field Marshal and post of Defence Minister
The crowd waving blue, green and red falgs at the common opposition candidate's Hyde Park meeting which was much less than expected. Pic by Ranjith Perera
The official countdown for the January 8 presidential election gets under way with tomorrow’s nominations where more than fifteen candidates will be in the fray. That the political battle will be between President Mahinda Rajapaksa and his main rival Maithripala Sirisena, the main contenders, is all too well known. What remains to be known are the allegiances of at least some of the other candidates. That they will ‘back’ one of the two main contestants is of great interest in what is politically termed “dummy candidates.” It is only their stated stances after nominations that would highlight who they are in support of.