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The entire country was put under curfew from 10 pm till 6 am on Sunday to prevent any untoward incidents post-election
Presidents of China, Russia, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal, among others, expressed their desire to work with Murmu to enhance their respective nations' multifaceted ties with India.
The win for acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe, opposed by many ordinary Sri Lankans, could lead to more demonstrations by people.
Wickremesinghe will face-off against Dullas Alahapperuma, a staunch Sinhala Buddhist nationalist, and the leftist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
Sri Lanka's ruling party has said they would nominate interim President Ranil Wickremesinghe to the presidency when the Parliament elects a new President on July 20.
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