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Little violence in Matara, says PAFFREL
The least number of incidents of election related violence in this area were recorded during this election, PAFFREL Coordinator for Matara District P. Hewawitharana told The Sunday Times.

"People think more broadly nowadays. They are very much aware of what is happening around them. With the number of elections held being increased, people have realised that getting involved in brawls is futile. In a local government election or even a Parliamentary election there are a number of candidates from the area itself and they have their own supporters.

But in a Presidential election such as this there are only two main candidates and that too at the national level. Due to these reasons there is a tendency not to violate election laws or commit acts of violence," Mr. Hewavitharana said.

He said that other than several minor pre-election acts of violence reported there were no major incidents. "We feel that even the voter turnout is also significant. The number of those who voted should be between 75% and 80%”, he said.

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