Beyond the significance of this election to Sri Lanka, it is also a symbol of hope for those who support democracy all around the world. Internationa… - Maithripala Sirisena

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Beyond the significance of this election to Sri Lanka, it is also a symbol of hope for those who support democracy all around the world. International and domestic monitors and observers were permitted to do their jobs. Sri Lankans from all segments of society cast their ballots peacefully, and the voice of the people was respected

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About Maithripala Sirisena

Maithripala Sirisena (Sinhalese: මෛත්‍රිපාල සිරිසේන; Tamil: மைத்திரிபால சிறிசேன; born 3 September 1951) is the 7th and current president of Sri Lanka since January 9, 2015, who is preceded by Mahinda Rajapaksa. He is the first president that hails from the North Central Province of Sri Lanka.

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Native Name: පල්ලෙවත්ත ගමරාලගේ මෛත්‍රීපාල යාපා සිරිසේන பல்லேவத்தை கமரலாலாகே மைத்திரிபால யாப்பா சிறிசேன
Alternative Names: Pallewatte Gamaralalage Maithripala Yapa Sirisena

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Hoda Abdel Hamid (Interviewer for Al Jazeera): Mr. President, I'd like to move onto to the war crimes probe. This is a bit of a sore point, and sometimes it's seems that Sri Lanka is at odd with the international community over this point. Yet, your government, and your country did co-sponser resolution 30, of the UN Human Rights Council which clearly calls for a judicial mechanism where international experts would have a role. Then there was talk about a hybrid court and just recently, you said that there was no need for any international involvement in the probe. It's a bit confusing, so what is going on exactly?

He (Mr Rajapaksa) was publicly lamenting that he was to be taken before a war crimes court and executed on an electric chair. The people who voted me against him have prevented that

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