Published: July 19, 2022 11:55:31 | Updated: July 19, 2022 16:14:33
Leader of Samagi Jana Balawegaya party, Sajith Premadasa, gestures during a campaign rally in Colombo, Sri Lanka on August 2, 2020 — Reuters/Files
Sri Lanka opposition leader Sajith Premadasa withdrew on Tuesday from the race to become president of the island nation, in order to support a rival candidate, reports Reuters.
"For the greater good of my country that I love and the people I cherish, I hereby withdraw my candidacy for the position of president," Premadasa said on Twitter.
His party and "our alliance and our opposition partners will work hard towards making" Dullas Alahapperuma the winner, he added.
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