24 Jan 2010

Final day of campaigning in Sri Lanka

5:59 am on 24 January 2010

The final day of campaigning is taking place in a presidential election campaign in Sri Lanka. Voting will take place on Tuesday.

The two main candidates are President Mahinda Rajapaksa, and the former head of the army, General Sarath Fonseka.

The BBC reports President Rajapaksa and General Fonseka were closely associated with the defeat of the Tamil Tigers last May, but they fell out bitterly soon after.

The result of the election is expected on Wednesday. Election clashes have so far left four dead and hundreds wounded.