Urgent: Sri Lankan president concedes defeat in election
Xinhua, January 9, 2015 Adjust font size:
Sri Lanka's incumbent President Mahinda Rajapaksa conceded defeat in the country's presidential election, reports said on Friday.
The president conceded his defeat at a meeting with opposition leader Ranil Wickremesinghe as vote counting showed the opposition challenger Mithripala Sirisena was leading Thursday's poll. Endi