to be both prime minister and finance minister mahinda rajapakse previously served as president for 10 years rajapaksa has been named minister of trade he was a speaker during the hindu's time as president is going to view now from kumar kumar and who is the spokesperson for the british turmel's forum he joins us now live from london what will this rajapaksa led government mean for sri lanka's tamils the telos are looking for justice and also. protection because see them has a history of cycle of violence even in 983 in the program i myself was very nearly killed killed now in 2009. not about a depok so the difference me and mine about a boxer was the president and they were responsible for the death of more than $30000.00 innocent civilians the world to me to a small strip of land and started bombing now the. international community has a responsibility to protect the tunnels so what the tunnels want is justice and a solution for the tunnel problem so that they can live with dignity. and peace messages from the foreign governments like the u.s. india and europe are very clear they can

trying his newly elected president got a bio rajapaksa sworn in his brother mahinda rajapakse as the new prime minister the 1st time in the country's history the 2 siblings have held both top political positions and the new president has not pointed his brother mahinda as the interim government's new finance minister but those are the headlines at the news continues here on al-jazeera after whose truth is it in the way of the actual watching. i believe. the prime minister to issue is to the british on the 31st the job of making this country the greatest place on earth britain's departure is delayed. follow the drama of bricks it on al-jazeera. to. my name is mona taliban and i'm a day to journalist my job is to find numbers in all sorts of different places and then turn them into images that people will understand and connect to. i always try to think of ways to connect the subject matter with the visualisation itself so that people can automatically see what the data visualisation is all about. if it's about me copies being fined in france outdrawn a copy and if it's about the k.k.k.

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trying his newly elected president got a bio rajapaksa sworn in his brother mahinda rajapakse as the new prime minister the 1st time in the country's history the 2 siblings have held both top political positions and the new president has not pointed his brother mahinda as the interim government's new finance minister. those are the headlines of the news continues here on al-jazeera after whose truth is it anyway that's a much better. way to the prime minister at the end we should introduce the british on the 31st of october and making this country the greatest place on earth britain's departure is delayed by how much follow the drama of bricks it on al-jazeera. to. my name is mona taliban and i'm a day to journalist my job is to find numbers in all sorts of different places and then turn them into images that people will understand and connect it. i always try to think of ways to connect the subject matter with the visualization itself so that people can automatically see what the data visualization is all.

to you got a pile rajapaksa it's a return of the rapture packs of brothers to power in 2015 mahinda rajapakse of the younger brother sensationally lost the presidential election kicked out by an electorate that was frustrated with constant reports of nepotism and corruption and concerns over the very brutal crackdown on tamil tiger fighters towards the end of the country's civil war this time around it seems like the rajapaksa is not let the made the same mistake twice they made sure that they got out the similar buddhist vote that 75 percent of the population of this island is similar buddhist they got the majority of the support they got them out of the polls and they got just over that 50 percent needed to win which is why. conceded and sat on the office congratulations saying we've just witnessed the most peaceful presidential election in the history of our independent republic our ok ben it's both in colombo thank you. the united nations is warning violence in bolivia could spin out of control and prevents new elections on friday at least 8 supporters of former president over morales wer

it is they were mahinda rajapakse was kicked out of office in the 2015 presidential election by an electorate seemingly tired of the constant allegations of corruption and. human rights violations allegedly committed by got to by rajapakse in his role as defense minister towards the end of the civil war but this time around the rajapaksa is corralled the symbol of buddhist vote 75 percent of this island's population is similar buddhist and most of them seem to have cast their votes for the roger axes but he's issued a statement by rajapakse a conciliatory statement really he says as we usher in a new journey for sri lanka we must remember that all sri lankans a part of this journey let us rejoice peacefully with dignity and discipline in the same manner in which we campaign they are of course delighted with this victory there's no official on camera statements yet from the rajapaksa or from the rajapakse is until the electoral commission officially announces the results sometime later today. than and also those easter sunday bombings in 100 stand there just how big a factor was security in de

president has named his new cabinet and 2 of his brothers will hold senior positions go to rajapakse as brother mahinda will be prime minister as well as finance minister another brother takes over at the trade department the former white house russia expert fiona hill says donald trump and his allies pushed a fictional narrative linking ukraine to u.s. election interference in 2016 she testified at the impeachment inquiry into president trump on thursday. lebanon's holding its independence day after weeks of anti-government protests the 76th anniversary is being marked with a military parade in beirut a large one had been planned but was canceled because of the unrest protesters are demanding a complete overhaul of the political system the movement forced the prime minister and his cabinet to resign last month. the police have gathered outside the hong kong shopping mall where hundreds of people have been holding a peaceful demonstration the sit and protest mark 4 months since an attack by suspected gang members on protesters and journalists dozens of protesters are still inside a hong kong university

because new president has named his cabinet and 2 of his brothers will hold senior positions rajapakse his brother mahinda will be prime minister and finance minister another brother his trade minister military parades have given way to protest marches lebanon marks its 76th independence day demonstrators are gathering in downtown beirut for a big march through the capital protests began there last month of a new taxes and a failing economy at home caused new police commissioner has called on dozens of protesters who are still inside a university to leave the campus the polytechnic university has been the scene of some of the worst violence in 6 months of protests and the headlines but he continues and i was here after the stream. to. the 2 state solution to still believe in the 2 state solution we listen what i said was that pakistan would never start a war i'm anti war we meet with global news makers the stories the world is their own. hi emily could be here in the stream today bolivia the nation is still dealing with the fallout of a disputed election so how will the country emerge from its political c

has named his new cabinet and 2 of his brothers will hold senior positions got a buyer rajapakse his brother mahinda will be prime minister and 5 finance minister another of the brothers becomes trade minister police have gathered outside a hong kong shopping mall where hundreds of people have been holding a peaceful demonstration the sit in marks 4 months since an attack by suspected gang members on protesters and journalists and hong kong police commissioner has called on dozens of protesters still inside a university to leave the polytechnic university was the scene of some of the worst farland in the territory 6 months of protests many student protesters were injured . and there's been violence between police and protesters in the chilean capital santiago at least $22.00 people have been killed since the protests began just over a month ago. today those are the latest headlines the news hour is coming up in about 30 minutes with finnigan but next it's 11 east. what kind of does that provide to pick up the cost we bring you the stories and developments that are rapidly changing the world we live

president has named his cabinet and 2 of his brothers will hold senior positions because of by rajapakse as brother mahinda will be prime minister and finance minister at another brother is trade minister. iraq's top shia leader ayatollah ali sistani is urging the government to reform its election laws more antigovernment protests are expected to all friday the day after security forces killed at least 8 people in baghdad police used tear gas and live ammunition on crowds demonstrating against corruption and unemployment in the southern city of bastra security forces dispersed protesters who've been occupying a port since monday let's go live now to mount a jump jew who is in the iraqi capital baghdad what's the latest moment. i tell you that we're just starting to hear account in the last few minutes from some demonstrators that have come to the areas where they're saying that security forces are utilizing your gas against protesters that are on this bridge bridge that's a bridge. it connects an area that is close to the years where with other parts of the city where there are government installations it'

sri lanka's new president got a buyer rajapakse has named his elder brother mahinda as prime minister mahinda rajapaksa who was president between 20052015 will replace ronald wickramasinghe when he sworn in on thursday former prime minister stepped down after his party's presidential candidate lost the election earlier this week but no fernandez has more from colombo. or prime minister missing his resignation means is that the new president rajapaksa now has the ability to appoint a prime minister of his choosing now the wide expectation is that it will be he's brother the former president by in the rajapaksa who will be then called upon to form a government this will obviously be a sort of an interim government because we do not have general election or parliamentary elections due for a few months yet now the prime minister in his sort of an address to the nation announcing his decision to step down says that he was sort of listening to the man that. had security in that 16 election that brought him to power with a convincing victory and that is that reason that he was stepping aside

there's been no reports of damage or casualties sri lanka's new president carter by rajapakse has named his elder brother mahinda as prime minister then director paxson who was president himself between 252015 will replace rana with promising that when sworn in on thursday former prime minister stepped down after his party's presidential candidate lost the election earlier this week china's online giant alibaba has begun this year's biggest share sale raising the only $13000000000.00 u.s. dollars in a landmark listing in hong kong the auction marks the largest sale in the city for 9 years i'll be seen as a boost for the territory following more than 5 months of unrest retailers selling 500000000 shares but will issue more depending on demand. the u.s. very pink industry has come under fire for allegedly using deceptive marketing practices to target teenagers new york is the 2nd state this week to sue the cigarette man it's not true jewel targeting mimas the company has pulled its fruit dessert and mint nicotine flavors following intense scrutiny from the moment as much. they were designed to help adult smokers q

president has now appointed his brother mahinda as the interim government's new finance minister well fernandez reports that. rules reversed between the brothers rajapakse. the former president sworn in as new prime minister by his former defense secretary brother now the new president 2 time president mahinda rajapaksa backed his brother good for the top job after a constitutional amendments prevented him running for a 3rd. now in the must name his cabinet. some argue id going to. get in the boat a bit. but i guess the dream of the could be more keeping the president's promise of a limit of 15 cabinet members would be one have his 1st challenges. to keep in long talks on his 1st day in office mind the rajapaksa swearing in completes the brothers on power with them now controlling the presidency and the premiership and now have the mandate to address reconciliation development and economy if they have the will to do so by the rajapaksa replace singer who resigned on wednesday. his united national party still holds the parliamentary majority but saw its presidential candidate lose to go to iraq. to be to buy into his story will judge us on our performanc

many of them are nervous of the prospect of a return to power of the rajapakse it's got a pie was defense chief and his brother mahinda was president at the end of the civil war which the u.n. estimates killed 40000 people that party also courts nationalists this is a big clue lanka get in with. some stuff in sri lanka center for monitoring election violence say the poll has been free but not necessarily fair with reports of people being pressured on how to vote we have never seen that much influential factors like leaders leaders are coming forward from or one particular political party. such as prima das is the only other realistic contender in this election he gets support from rural buddhists and minority groups who could swing the result in his favor. the ruling coalition is choice but this is a government that ignored warnings about the easter sunday suicide attacks that killed 263 people prompting rajapaksa to announce his candidacy we are hoping for a new future 3 lanka and. there are a candidate and the same there are many candidates so it's going to be a very competitive place so i just hope there. you know

because newly elected president go to rajapakse just sworn in his own brother as the next prime minister mahinda rajapaksa himself as president for a decade there's brother was elected to the presidency just last week go to buy a rajapaksa as well to be tough on security issues in light of the easter bombings that happened earlier this year. is in colombo. then tiley rajapaksa showed just behind me the presidential secretary it is where the former president was sworn in as the new prime minister. and sworn in by the new president go to. obviously the vision as the have portrayed during the election campaign. is to address the concerns of the people who have made national security a priority which has been the big issue since the easter bombings in april this year they have vowed to bring back the state essentially of security me. feel safe again they've also essentially pledged to address all the shortcomings they've said that they will deal with the economy they will deal with the concerns of the sri lankan people the president with his prime minister brother obviously quite keen to get on with

trying cannes are preparing to vote in a presidential election on saturday by rajapakse and the brother of the former president mahinda is a front runner in the race he's campaigned on national security following the easter sunday suicide bombings that killed 263 people bernard smith for ports now from colombia. mahinda rajapaksa is not running for president he's already served the maximum 2 terms yet he's the man these people have waited hours in the rain to see. it's his older less charismatic brother got a buyer who's on the ballot politics is a family business for the rajapaksa it's. got a buyer announced his candidacy after the easter sunday suicide bombings the targeted churches and hotels killing 263 people. we want to save the country and make it a safer place in the future. we're hoping that he's the one who can save the country for our children. as defense minister and president rajapaksa as were credited with crushing the towel tigers in the civil war got to by our faces lawsuits in the u.s. in relation to human rights atrocities allegedly committed joining the conflict in peacetime the rajapakse has borrow

many of them are nervous of the prospect of a return to power of the rajapakse it's got a pie was defense chief and his brother mahinda was president at the end of the civil war which the u.n. estimates killed 40000 people that party also courts nationalists is a big blue lanka get in with. the. staff in sri lanka center for monitoring election violence say the poll has been free but not necessarily fair with reports of people being pressured on how to vote we have never seen that much influential factors like leaders leaders that are coming forward from or one particular political party. such as prima das is the only other realistic contender in this election he gets support from rural buddhists and minority groups who could swing the result in his favor. the ruling coalition is choice but this is a government that ignored warnings about the easter sunday suicide attacks that killed 263 people prompting rajapaksa to announce his candidacy we are hoping for a new future 3 lanka and. there are a candidate and the same there are many candidates so it's going to be a very competitive place so i just hope there. you know

human rights abuses hanging over pirate rajapaksa and his brother mahinda who was president at the time he was kicked out in 2015 now rajapakse as a back and then and what does that mean for the country. well we've seen that what's happened this time around is that the rajapakse is were very successful in corralling the vote from the sinhala buddhist majority is about 70 percent 75 percent of the population here and they lost some of those votes in 2015 this time they got them all out and it seems most of those people have voted for them. premadasa was unable to get enough of the minority vote to secure a majority he got did get huge support from the tamils in the north but it wasn't enough he got support from the towns in the north because they are worried about rajapaksa they are worried about that some of the process progress that's been made in human rights in the progress that's been made in holding in accounting for the people missing during the civil war small progress only small progress and maybe even that may be rolled back by the rajapaksa as we also see perhaps a return to a strengthening of the relationship with

the brother of former president mahinda rajapaksa and was also defense chief when the tamil tigers were defeated 10 years ago than its fair has more from the capital rajapakse as have successfully corralled it seems the majority of the sinhalese buddhist vote 75 percent of this population is buddhist and most of them have cast votes for the rajapaksa as the main opposition candidate premadasa he needed to get enough minority votes from tumbles muslims to try and stop rajapaksa crossing the 50 percent threshold he didn't quite manage it he has handed over conceded that he has lost this election and offered his congratulations to got a buyer rajapaksa. police stuff and hong kong have been hit by metal balls and an arrow they've used tear gas and water cannons against protesters in return all schools have been told to stay closed on monday because of the violence. bolivia's former president even murali as has told al jazeera he should be allowed to return and complete his final term in office as the u.n. warns that violence in the country could spin out of control and prevent new elections speaking to out of there in mexico city iran has said he's now looking

supplier rajapakse he's coming in as a challenger essentially to the to the governing party is he not. yes and rajapaksa is obviously a member of this. family of politicians his brother mahinda rajapaksa rajapaksa unexpectedly lost the presidential election in 2015 so it seems that this time around the rajapaksa have not made the same mistake again they have worked very hard to get the vote out in the sinhala buddhist majority community that attempt to get the vote out seems to have paid paid off 75 percent of his population is similar buddhist premadasa are also buddhist and was getting support from that community mainly from rural more working class areas and he was hoping you could pull in enough support from the tamil minorities or muslim minorities to take the edge off rajapaksa it hasn't doesn't seem to have worked in the north premadasa got a huge share of the tamil vote about alone hasn't been enough it seems to take victory away from rajapaksa so we've premadasa conceding that he's lost and congratulating rajapakse after by rajapakse on his victory it's a return of the rajapaksa brothers to front line government in sri lanka and burn this presidential votes of cours