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SF to run with flaming torch

01 Apr 2013 - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}      

The Democratic Party led by former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka has been officially accepted as a political party under the symbol of a flaming torch, Elections Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya said today.

Speaking to the Daily Mirror Mr. Deshapriya said that the party would be permitted to function as a legitimate political party and contest any election.