Sri Lankans have gone to the polls to elect a new parliament in a vote dominated by the possible comeback of the country's former president.

Mahinda Rajapaksa lost the presidential election in January after nine years in power.

He is now seeking to become prime minister.

The 69-year-old is popular amongst the Sinhala-speaking Buddhist majority for his crackdown on Tamil guerillas in 2009.

But his opponents accuse him of corruption and abuse of power; charges that Rajapaksa denies.

Incumbent…
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