Sri Lankan protesters wear masks of president Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s family members during a march demanding Gotabaya resign. File photo: AP
Sri Lankan protesters wear masks of president Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s family members during a march demanding Gotabaya resign. File photo: AP
Sri Lanka

As Sri Lanka defaults for the first time, what’s next for the Rajapaksa family?

  • The clan that has dominated politics for some two decades has fallen from grace, with Mahinda replaced as PM and his president brother facing calls to resign
  • As new PM Ranil Wickremesinghe seeks to restore short-term stability, analysts say a political overhaul and fresh general election are needed to steer the country back to normalcy

Sri Lankan protesters wear masks of president Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s family members during a march demanding Gotabaya resign. File photo: AP
Sri Lankan protesters wear masks of president Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s family members during a march demanding Gotabaya resign. File photo: AP
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