Sri Lanka election: Voters to choose leader amid economic uncertainty

Sri Lankans will go to the polls at the weekend to choose a new president. Their last elected leader fled the country amid major protests. Back then, Sri Lanka was in an economic crisis with widespread shortages and power cuts. Two years later, the situation is slightly better. Al Jazeera’s Minelle Fernandez reports from Colombo on what is at stake in this vote. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #SriLanka #SriLankaPresidentialElection2024 #SriLankaElection #SriLankaEconomicCrisis #AlJazeeraEnglish