Sri Lanka ex-leader-backed party set for landslide victory in local polls

COLOMBO (Reuters) - A political party backed by Sri Lanka's former president Mahinda Rajapaksa looks set for a landslide victory in local polls, early results showed on Sunday, potentially undermining the country's unity government and its reform agenda.

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