Любопытные результаты президентских выборов на Шри-Ланке, которые прошли вчера. Действующий президент Раджапакса на них набрал 58%, а кандидат от оппозиции экс-главнокомандующий вооруженными силами генерал Саратх Фонсека набрал 40%. Но тут любопытна прежде всего география. Она напоминает прошлые
выборы 2005 г. Раджапакса победил среди сингалов,
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There are also Indian Tamils who form distinct ethnic group which comprises 5.1% of the population. The British brought them to Sri Lanka in the 19th century as tea and rubber plantation workers, and they remain concentrated in the "tea country" of south-central Sri Lanka. In accordance with a 1964 agreement with India, Sri Lanka granted citizenship to 230,000 "stateless" Indian Tamils in 1988. Under the pact, India granted citizenship to the remainder, some 200,000 of whom now live in India. Another 75,000 Indian Tamils, who themselves or whose parents once applied for Indian citizenship, now wish to remain in Sri Lanka. The government has stated these Tamils will not be forced to return to India, although they are not technically citizens of Sri Lanka.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Sri_Lanka
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