The island nation s 22 million people have already been reeling from weeks of shortages that have crippled public transport and caused long queues for petrol, food and medicine.
But since only five days are left for the election results to come and due to Russia-Ukraine war, there has been a record jump in the crude oil market.
International oil prices have reached levels not seen since the 2008 financial crisis as disruption to crude and fuel exports from Russia has left the world short of supply.