Vote count begins in Sri Lanka's Tamil north
Balloting has closed on time after ethnic Tamil voters in Sri Lanka's war-ravaged north went to the polls to form their first functioning provincial government.
Saturday's elections were seen by the United Nations and the world community as a crucial test of reconciliation between Tamils and the majority ethnic Sinhalese, who control the government and military.
Al Jazeera's Nidhi Dutt reports from Jaffna, northern Sri Lanka.
Saturday's elections were seen by the United Nations and the world community as a crucial test of reconciliation between Tamils and the majority ethnic Sinhalese, who control the government and military.
Al Jazeera's Nidhi Dutt reports from Jaffna, northern Sri Lanka.
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