Jolted by bloody Easter, Sri Lanka chooses strongman Gotabaya

Seven months after terror attacks on Easter left 269 people dead, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, 70, declared victory in Sri Lanka’s presidential election, signaling the return to power of a divisive family that ended the country’s long civil war through brutal means. Rajapaksa defeated his closest opponent, Sajith Premadasa by about 10 percentage points or 13 lakh votes.

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