Sri Lanka to declare early poll date on Monday - official
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka president Mahinda Rajapaksa will announce a date for early national elections on Monday, a senior government official said.
"It will be tomorrow (Monday)," said the official, on condition of anonymity, referring to the president's announcment.
Three other government sources confirmed the announcement and said the poll date would most likely be Jan. 23.
Other sources were not sure about the date, which they said would be an auspicious one determined by astrologers.
(Reporting by Shihar Aneez and Ranga Sirilal; Editing by David Fox)
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