A policeman stands guard at a polling station in Colombo on September 20, 2024, on the eve of the country's presidential election. Cash-strapped Sri Lanka will vote 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)