COLOMBO: Veteran Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse confirmed Thursday he will seek an unprecedented third term in office, with snap elections expected in January.
"President signs proclamation declaring his intention to hold a Presidential Election seeking another term," Rajapakse's office said in a statement.
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