Colombo: Sri Lanka`s president-elect Maithripala Sirisena thanked outgoing leader Mahinda Rajapaksa Friday for allowing a "fair" election that officials described as one of the most peaceful in the island`s history.
Sirisena said Rajapaksa had "cleared the way for a fair election that allowed me to be the president" as he formally accepted his victory at the election commissioner`s office.
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