Election officials pack a sealed ballot box at the end of voting in Sri Lanka's presidential election at a polling station in Colombo on September 21, 2024. Cash-strapped Sri Lanka voted for its next president on September 21 in an effective referendum on an unpopular International Monetary Fund austerity plan enacted after the island nation's unprecedented financial crisis. (Photo by Ishara S.KODIKARA / AFP) (Photo by ISHARA S.KODIKARA/AFP via Getty Images)

Polling officials walk towards a polling station during voting in Sri Lanka's presidential election in Galle on September 21, 2024. Cash-strapped Sri Lanka voted for its next president on September 21 in an effective referendum on an unpopular International Monetary Fund austerity plan enacted after the island nation's unprecedented financial crisis. (Photo by IDREES MOHAMMED / AFP) (Photo by IDREES MOHAMMED/AFP via Getty Images)

A voter checks a list of candidates before casting his ballot during voting in Sri Lanka's presidential election in Galle on September 21, 2024. Cash-strapped Sri Lanka voted for its next president on September 21 in an effective referendum on an unpopular International Monetary Fund austerity plan enacted after the island nation's unprecedented financial crisis. (Photo by IDREES MOHAMMED / AFP) (Photo by IDREES MOHAMMED/AFP via Getty Images)

A voter checks a list of candidates before casting his ballot during voting in Sri Lanka's presidential election in Galle on September 21, 2024. Cash-strapped Sri Lanka voted for its next president on September 21 in an effective referendum on an unpopular International Monetary Fund austerity plan enacted after the island nation's unprecedented financial crisis. (Photo by IDREES MOHAMMED / AFP) (Photo by IDREES MOHAMMED/AFP via Getty Images)

A woman along with a child arrives to cast her ballot at a polling station during voting in Sri Lanka's presidential election in Galle on September 21, 2024. Cash-strapped Sri Lanka voted for its next president on September 21 in an effective referendum on an unpopular International Monetary Fund austerity plan enacted after the island nation's unprecedented financial crisis. (Photo by IDREES MOHAMMED / AFP) (Photo by IDREES MOHAMMED/AFP via Getty Images)

A policeman stands guard as voters arrive to cast their ballots at a polling station during voting in Sri Lanka's presidential election in Galle on September 21, 2024. Cash-strapped Sri Lanka voted for its next president on September 21 in an effective referendum on an unpopular International Monetary Fund austerity plan enacted after the island nation's unprecedented financial crisis. (Photo by IDREES MOHAMMED / AFP) (Photo by IDREES MOHAMMED/AFP via Getty Images)

A policeman stands guard as a voter arrives to cast her ballot at a polling station during voting in Sri Lanka's presidential election in Galle on September 21, 2024. Cash-strapped Sri Lanka voted for its next president on September 21 in an effective referendum on an unpopular International Monetary Fund austerity plan enacted after the island nation's unprecedented financial crisis. (Photo by IDREES MOHAMMED / AFP) (Photo by IDREES MOHAMMED/AFP via Getty Images)

Voters leave after casting their ballots at a polling station during voting in Sri Lanka's presidential election in Galle on September 21, 2024. Cash-strapped Sri Lanka voted for its next president on September 21 in an effective referendum on an unpopular International Monetary Fund austerity plan enacted after the island nation's unprecedented financial crisis. (Photo by IDREES MOHAMMED / AFP) (Photo by IDREES MOHAMMED/AFP via Getty Images)