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US funds to PAFFREL, CMEV for polls monitoring
Sunday, 13 November 2005 - 3:41 AM SL Time
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In a bid to ensure that next week`s presidential vote is free and fair, the United States is to fund two private election monitoring outfits in Sri Lanka, the US embassy said yesterday.
`The two organizations have been appointed to `monitor and report on the 2005 presidential election and to help ensure a free and fair poll on November 17,` it said in a statement.
The US will fund operations of the People`s Action for Free and Fair Elections and the Center for Monitoring Election Violence for a total of around US$ 130,000 an official source said.
The two organizations were given a total of just over 100,000 US $ by the Japanese government earlier this month to boost their activities ahead of the vote.
The election is expected to be a face off between Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse, the ruling party candidate, and opposition leader Ranil Wickremesinghe.
Private monitors have said there has been a marked drop in campaign-related violence in contrast to previous elections.
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