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Snap Sri Lankan election poses test for new leader

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Summary
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83% Informative

More than 8,800 candidates are in the fray in an election marked by a low-key campaign.

Out of 225 seats in the parliament, 196 MPs will be directly elected.

High inflation, food and fuel shortages precipitated a political crisis in 2022 which led to the ousting of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa .

VR Score

90

Informative language

92

Neutral language

36

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

54

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Source diversity

1

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