President Sri Lanka appoints brother as prime minister Will power of the clan grow stronger again? Nov 21 20:40
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who won the Sri Lankan presidential election this month, nominated his brother as a new prime minister on the 21st, and power control by the clan that once received strong repulsion from the people is likely to strengthen again.
Mr. Mahinda Rajapaksa, who was appointed as the new prime minister, served as president for the second 10 years until 2015, and ended the civil war that lasted over 25 years with Mr. Gotabaya, who was then the Secretary of Defense.
On the other hand, the election of four years ago led to a strong repulsion from the public that the family was monopolizing power by having the siblings serve as the ministers of parliament and government. And lost the administration.
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has announced that his elder brother, Mr. Mahinda, will be appointed as the prime minister who will be the head of the government during the election period, and the power control by the Rajapaksa family is likely to strengthen again in the future.
In addition, when Mahinda was president, relations with China were strengthened, and foreign policy with an emphasis on China, such as attracting large-scale infrastructure, may be revived.