An election landslide for their party gives Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksa brothers a big mandate to consolidate their power
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, and his elder brother, Prime Minister Mahinda, finally possess something for which they have always longed - absolute power.
The victory of the SLPP reflects the frustrations of many Sri Lankans over the performance of the previous government, analysts say. Gotabaya won the presidential race late last year on the back of the widely held perception that the previous government of Ranil Wickremesinghe had not done enough to stop the terrorist attacks that occurred in April.It was during the ten-year presidency of Mahinda between 2005 and 2015, that the Sri Lankan military scored a decisive victory against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam , bringing an end to decades worth of civil war.
Sri Lanka is facing a debt crisis and is looking for help from its largest foreign lender - Beijing. Since coming to power, Gotabaya has given indications that he wants to place his country in the Chinese camp. His government has said that it is reviewing a multi-million dollar deal with India in order to build a seaport terminal.
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