President of Sri Lanka wins new 6-year term

By Compiled From Wire Service Dispatches With Analysis From Monitor Correspondents Around The World; Edited By Anne Collier

October 22, 1982

Colombo, Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan President Junius Jayewardene was reelected for a new six-year term , officials here announced.

Mr. Jayewardene's chief rival was Hector Kobbekaduwa of the opposition Sri Lanka Freedom Party.