Polls close in Sri Lanka: First parliamentary elections since economic crisis

Polls have closed in Sri Lanka, where people have been voting in snap parliamentary elections. The new President called the election hoping to secure a majority in parliament to back his policies. Financial recovery and fighting corruption are the main issues for voters. Al Jazeera’s Minelle Fernandez reports from the capital Colombo. 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 #SriLankaParliamentaryElection #SriLankaElection #AnuraKumaraDissanayake #SwastikaArulingam #RanilWickremesinghe #SajithPremadasa #SriLankaEconomicCrisis #ParliamentVote #PoliticalChange #IMFDeal #Colombo #AKD #NPP #AlJazeeraEnglish