The Rajapaksa family has dominated Sri Lankan politics for much of the past two decades, but a deepening economic crisis is threatening their grip on power
Protesters are calling for the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, whose family has run the country for much of the past two decades
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, left, and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa in Parliament in Colombo.COLOMBO, Sri Lanka—Sri Lanka’s politics have been dominated for much of the past two decades by a single family. Now a deepening economic crisis is threatening the Rajapaksa clan’s grip on power.
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