Mahinda Rajapaksa has been re-elected as President of Sri Lanka. The Sri Lanka Department of Elections announced the following result:

There is a report in Asia Times about the election. Apparently, the Tamils did not turn out to vote for Fonseka.

Immediately after the announcement of the result, President Rajapaksa sent troops to surround the hotel where his main opponent, Sarath Fonseka, was staying, claiming that there were fears of a coup and that the mobilisation was a precautionary measure.