Sri Lanka's future after the historic election
Singapore
WHEN Mahinda Rajapaksa called for an early presidential election last November, with no strong opposition candidate, his victory was clear. But a week after this announcement, Maithripala Sirisena announced his resignation as health minister to stand as a presidential candidate and changed the course of Sri Lanka's history.
In a historic turn, about 40 political parties jointly chose him as a common candidate to run against Mr Rajapaksa. Two months later, amid huge public celebrations, Jan 9, 2015, saw the shocking end of a decade-long rule by Mr Rajapaksa and the swearing in of Mr Sirisena as the seventh president of Sri Lanka.
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