By Andreas Johansson Gotabaya Rajapaksa was elected as Sri Lanka’s new president in elections on November 16 after winning 52 per cent of the votes for the Sri Lanka People’s Front party – 10 per cent more than his closet rival.

Sri Lanka: Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s election victory sparks fear among minorities

Sri Lanka's former wartime defence chief Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who won the election on Sunday, was sworn in as president of the island nation on Monday. Rajapaksa, who oversaw the military defeat of Tamil separatists under his brother and then president Mahinda Rajapaksa 10 years ago, has promised strong leadership to secure the island of 22 million people, the majority of whom are Sinhalese Buddhists.

Gotabaya Rajapaksa sworn in as new Sri Lankan president

Pro-china Gotabaya Rajapaksa has been sworn in as the 7th President of Sri Lanka. The oath-taking ceremony took place in Anuradhapura. With Gotabaya's swearing-in, the powerful Rajapaksa family has made a comeback.

Is Rajapaksa regime's inclination towards Beijing a challenge to India?

Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who spearheaded the brutal crushing of the Tamil Tigers 10 years ago, stormed to victory Sunday in Sri Lanka's presidential elections seven months after Islamist extremist attacks killed 269 people.

Sri Lanka presidential election 2019: Gotabaya Rajapaksa storms to victory

Sri Lankans began voting on Saturday for a new president in what could mark a comeback for the Rajapaksa clan, lauded by supporters for crushing the Tamil Tigers but condemned by critics for war crimes, corruption and cosying up to China.

Voting begins in Sri Lanka presidential election as Mahinda Rajapaksa's family seeks a comeback

Gunmen fired on a convoy of buses carrying Muslims in northwest Sri Lanka early on Saturday before the beginning of presidential elections, police officials said.

Gunmen fire at bus carrying Muslim voters in Sri Lanka