INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The final cumulative result of the all-island vote count of the top three candidates, prior to the second count as previously announced by
the Election Commission, has been announced.Accordingly, based on the first count of the cumulative result of the 2024 Presidential
Ratnayake officially announced the counting of second preference of the two leading candidates of the 2024 presidential election, in view of
the prevailing situation of the vote results.Mr
and Samagi Jana Sandhanaya candidate Sajith Premadasa will be disqualified from the race.The Election Commission Chairman announced this
during a special media briefing on Sunday (22).Furthermore, he expressed that since no candidate has obtained the required percentage of
votes at the first count, the preference for the two leading candidates Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Sajith Premadasa among the other ballot
If no candidate receives more than 50 per cent, those second-preference votes are added to the tally of the two leading candidates to
