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Sri Lanka strongman Rajapaksa set to become president after rival concedes defeat

Sri Lanka's former wartime defence chief Gotabaya Rajapaksa is set to become president after his main rival conceded defeat in an election that came months after bombings by Islamist militants threw the country into turmoil.

November 17, 2019
November 17, 2019

Sri Lanka strongman Rajapaksa set to become president after rival concedes defeat

Sri Lanka's former wartime defence chief Gotabaya Rajapaksa is set to become president after his main rival conceded defeat in an election that came months after bombings by Islamist militants threw the country into turmoil.