Sri Lanka to print 66-cm long ballot paper for presidential polls

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe gestures during an election campaign rally in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Oct. 10, 2019. Sri Lanka's Elections Commission on Thursday said the ballot paper for the upcoming presidential elections would be 26 inches (66 cm), the longest in Sri Lankan history, due to a record number of 35 candidates running for presidency this year. (Photo by Gayan Sameera/Xinhua)