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Sri Lanka will elect a new president two years after ousting former leader

Sri Lanka heads for an unprecedented three-way presidential vote today. Analysts say a Maoist candidate may win amid a popular desire for change after a former president's ouster.

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Diaa Hadid chiefly covers Pakistan and Afghanistan for NPR News. She is based in NPR's bureau in Islamabad. There, Hadid and her team were awarded a Murrow in 2019 for hard news for their story on why abortion rates in Pakistan are among the highest in the world.