Sirisena's version of electoral impartiality

Sri Lanka’s national newspapers carried a United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) election advertisement associating Sri Lanka’s president Maithripala Sirisena with the party.

Photograph: Sri Lanka mirror

The election poster advert carried a picture of Sirisena above a caption that read,

“Victory certain for UPFA – Assurance for future – a Maithri rule.”

The news comes after Mr Sirisena earlier announced that he would remain impartial during the election campaign, reports the Sri Lanka Mirror.

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