In Sri Lanka the Tamil National Alliance, once seen as a proxy for the Tigers, has announced its backing for Mr Fonseka, as the only way to thwart Mr Rajapaksa.

在斯里兰卡，曾被看作是猛虎代言人的泰米尔民族联盟已经宣布它支持丰塞卡先生，因为这是唯一阻止拉贾·帕克萨先生的办法。

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These would include giving government portfolios to the Tamil National Alliance, a pro-Tamil Tiger parliamentary group.

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The opposition Tamil National Alliance swept local elections in the north, leaving the president's party in the dust.

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The biggest Tamil and Muslim political parties, the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) and the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress, both backed Mr Fonseka.

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