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Sri Lankans are preparing to go to the polls to elect a new president. They must choose between the President, Mahinda Rajapaksa, and the former army chief, General Sarath Fonseka.
Both men are widely viewed as hardline advocates for the island's Sinhalese ethnic majority. Both are also closely associated with last May's resounding military victory against the separatist Tamil Tigers or LTTE. However questions are being asked about the relevance of the vote for the Tamil minority.
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