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September 24, 2013

Sri Lanka Tamils win landslide in self-rule vote
Jaffna, Sri Lanka (AFP) Sept 22, 2013
Sri Lanka's main Tamil party won a landslide victory Sunday in landmark elections in the battle-scarred north, raising hopes of self-rule for the ethnic minority after decades of war. The opposition Tamil National Alliance (TNA) won 30 out of 38 seats in the first elections for a provincial council in the former war zone. Saturday's vote was held amid international pressure for the majority Sinhalese to share power with Tamils four years after the end of the bloody separatist conflict. The U ... read more

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