COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's first presidential election since an unprecedented economic crisis sparked widespread unrest will be held in September, the electoral commission said on Friday. President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who has led an effort to repair the island nation's battered finances, will face at least two rivals fighting against austerity measures imposed under an International Monetary Fund bailout. The commission said in a newspaper notice that candidate nominations will be accepted on August 15 for a vote on September 21.
