Key-Points<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nHe will be administered the oath by his younger brother Gotabaya Rajapaksa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mahinda Rajapaksa served as the country’s President from 2006 to 2015. He was appointed Prime Minister after Gotabaya\u2019s victory in November Presidential elections though his side did not enjoy a majority in Parliament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He is leader of the political party named “Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He was first elected prime minister in 2004 and again appointed for brief periods in 2018 and 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sri Lanka People’s Front, the party led by the Rajapaksa brothers, won 145 seats in the 225-member parliament in the election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Its main opponent, the SJB, obtained 54 seats. A party representing ethnic minority Tamils won 10 seats, and 16 others were split among 12 small parties.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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