‘Sri Lanka's president Rajapaksa cements family power as brothers join cabinet’

Newly elected President of Sri Lanka, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, has begun concentrating power in his own family by appointing his brothers Mahinda and Chamal as ministers, writes Hannah Ellis-Peterson, in an article for The Guardian. Gotabaya's "win marked a return to power for the Rajapaksa family, which has been one of the most dominant political dynasties in Sri Lanka for over a decade. Their previous time in power was marked by human rights abuses, disappearances and a stranglehold over the judiciary and police." "His brother Mahinda Rajapaksa was president from 2005 to 2015, with Gotabaya...