Sri Lankans have gone to the polls to elect a new parliament in a vote dominated by the possible comeback of the country’s former president.<br /><br /> Mahinda Rajapaksa lost the presidential election in January after nine years in power.<br /><br /> He is now seeking to become prime minister.<br /><br /> The 69-year-old is popular amongst the Sinhala-speaking Buddhist majority for his crackdown on Tamil guerillas in 2009.<br /><br /> But his opponents accuse him of corruption and abuse of power; charges that Rajapaksa denies.<br /><br /> Incumbent prime minister Ranil Wickramasinghe hopes to win enough seats to keep his job.<br /><br /> He was handpicked by current president Maithripala Sirisena for the position.<br /><br /> Sirisena is a former political ally of Rajapaska. The two men fell out when they ran against each other to become president.<br /><br /> Authorities in Sri Lanka do not organise exit polls.<br /><br /> The official results are expected on Tuesday.
