The two brothers appear side by side on election posters and banners ... "I think it's a turning point in the history of Sri Lanka," said another Rajapaksa supporter, lawyer Janaka Arunashantha.

The 2015 presidential election in Sri Lanka was a major political event for the working class throughout the region and internationally. The outgoing president in the election was Mahinda Rajapakse.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankans voted in a parliamentary election Thursday that is key for the country's new, Marxist-leaning president to consolidate his party's power and follow through ...