COLOMBO Nike Epic React Soldes , Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa and his main rival on Monday handed over nominations to contest for the upcoming presidential elections scheduled for January 2015, an official said.
Elections Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya made a strong appeal to all candidates to uphold election law and refrain from violence. "Since elections were called several violent incidents have occurred between loyalists of different parties. This is regretful and must be stopped immediately," he told reporters.
Deshapriya also called on the police to act independently.
Sri Lanka's Department of Elections accepted nominations from 19 candidates expressing their interest to contest for the presidency in the presidential elections. The hopefuls surrounded by their supporters submitted the required deposits well before the noon deadline.
Despite the presence of so many the race has coalesced around only two main candidates. The frontrunner is incumbent President Mahinda Rajapaksa who is seeking a third term in power by calling early elections with two years more to go before his current term ends.
His main and possibly only rival is his former Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena who defected to join an opposition alliance that has pledged to end the contentious executive presidential system in Sri Lanka and stamp out corruption. In the capital roads were closed and even doctors' appointments canceled as the city prepared for handing over of nominations. "Tight security will be maintained around the Election Commission during the nomination hours Nike Air Max Flair Soldes ," Police spokesman Ajith Rohana told reporters. Heavy vehicles except passenger transport buses were not allowed to enter and even the road to parliament was closed. Motorists have been asked to use alternative roads but heavy traffic congestion was observed by Xinhua in the area. Campaigning is expected to move up a gear in the weeks ahead with election monitors warning of violence and violation of election law.
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