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World General Sarath Fonseka lost Tuesday's presidential election to incumbent Mahinda Rajapaksa by more than 1.8 million votes, in a poll that observers generally praised as well-run despite a violent campaign period in which five people were killed. Fonseka as the army commander stood victorious with Rajapaksa in May after the defeat of the Tamil Tigers in a 25-year war. But the two have become bitter political enemies since the general entered the presidential race in November. Polling went peacefully. But on Wednesday army troops surrounded the luxury hotel in the capital Colombo where Fonseka was staying. The government said it was only interested in army deserters who were with him and it suspected may be planning a coup. He later walked out a free man after vowing to go to court to challenge what he said was a stolen election. "The (public) has the right to protest and they will do that. Protests are already coming," Fonseka told reporters on Saturday. 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