Rajapaksa Sworn in as Sri Lanka’s PM, Cementing Family Rule

Rajapaksa Sworn in as Sri Lanka’s PM, Cementing Family Rule
Sri Lanka’s former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, waits to be sworn in as the prime minister at Kelaniya Royal Buddhist temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Aug. 9, 2020. AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka—Former Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa was sworn in as the prime minister for the fourth time on Aug. 9 after his party secured a landslide victory in parliamentary elections that cemented his family’s hold on power.

Rajapaksa took the oath before his younger brother, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, at a prominent Buddhist temple on the outskirts of the capital Colombo.

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