Claim: United People's Freedom Alliance candidate Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka and Minister of Finance since 2019, received more votes than any of his opponents in the 2005 Sri Lankan presidential election.
Evidence: Mahinda Rajapaksa United People's Freedom Alliance Percy Mahinda Rajapaksa, commonly known as Mahinda Rajapaksa (Sinhala: මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ, Tamil: மஹிந்த ராஜபக்ஷ; born 18 November 1945) is the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka and Minister of Finance since 2019. 50.29% 
Mahinda Rajapaksa 4,887,152 United People's Freedom Alliance 9,717,039 Valid Votes Percy Mahinda Rajapaksa, commonly known as Mahinda Rajapaksa (Sinhala: මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ, Tamil: மஹிந்த ராஜபக்ஷ; born 18 November 1945) is the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka and Minister of Finance since 2019.