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I declare that Maithripala Sirisena has been duly elected as the President of Sri Lanka

— Maithripala Sirisena

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Source: The Verdict of the country’s Commissioner of Elections, Mahinda Deshapriya, quoted on The Indian Express (January 9, 2015), "Maithripala Sirisena sworn-in as Sri Lanka’s new President"
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