the brother of former president mahinda rajapaksa. claimed a landslide victory a day after the presidential vote was held by his supporters are reckless with praise and that your nation. is taking over the country while it's in a lot of trouble under any other leader even a child wouldn't feel safe on the streets i'm so happy long live. i mean that this victory belongs to go topple the people have shown their support for him now feel safe here i'm going to have a new app that you know more than a mere thought words can explain how happy i am and i'm going to let you know i pray for him and i want to thank him for saving this country that has gotten that didn't know that you were going to. the ranks brick he's here the camera is as much to get close to mahinda rajapaksa as it is for the new president. supporters idolize the brothers who oversaw the end of sri lanka decades long civil war. but not all the sri lanka is celebrating. there was little joy on the streets in areas that back rajapakse us often and. such a theme about so they a

trying his newly elected president got to buy a rajapaksa sworn in his brother mahinda rajapaksa as a country's new prime minister and finance minister is the 1st time in sri lankan history that siblings have held both top political positions as reports from columbus. rules reversed between the brothers rajapakse. the former president's worn in new prime minister by his former defense secretary brother now the new president 2 time president mahinda rajapaksa backed his brother for the top job after a constitutional amendments prevented him running for a 3rd. now in the must name his cabinet. are going to bow to. him but i guess the dream of the could be more keeping the president's promise of 15 cabinet members would be one have his 1st challenges. it appeared 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. rajapaksa replace. his united national party still h

because newly elected president go to russia has sworn in his own brother as prime minister mahinda rajapaksa served as president for 10 years ago to buy a rajapaksa about security issues in light of the easter bomb attacks that happened earlier this year al-jazeera smell fernandez was the prime minister's office as he arrived to take over. basically the rajapaksa is have gotten down to business just behind me the official prime minister's office and the crowd and the excitement you see is just within the last 2 minutes we've had the arrival of the new prime minister mine the rajapaksa he's come here to formally take up his work to start work as his brother did after his swearing in so it's an all rajapaksa show the president go to bed rajapaksa and his brother behind the rajapaksa they have their work cut out for them obviously during the campaign national security was earmarked as a top priority particularly after the easter bombings in april and that was one of the cornerstones of the entire rajapaksa campaign that they would work to bring back national security they're going to be sort of

the 50 percent mark needed to avoid a 2nd recount rajapaksa is the brother of former president mahinda rajapaksa and was defense chief when the tamil tigers were defeated 10 years ago the election was dominated by rising religious tensions and a slowing economy or subject says he will stand down as the deputy leader of the united national party in a statement he said we've just witnessed the most peaceful presidential election in the history of our independent republic this was a result of the democratic gains and institutional reforms that have taken place over the last 5 years that empowered an independent elections commission and restored the rule of law my appeal to the incoming president is that he take this process forward and strengthen and protect the democratic institutions and values that enabled his peaceful election as the 7th president of sri lanka for more let's speak about it smith who's in colombo for us so bad this is a return of the rajapaksa political dynasty essentially to power. it is they were mahinda rajapakse was kicked out of office in the 2015 presidential election by a

president go to by a rajapaksa has been sworn in his own brother as the next prime minister mahinda rajapaksa himself served as president for 10 years his brother was elected to the presidency 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. the u.s. house of representatives has approved a bill to support human rights in hong kong 24 hours after the senate passed it in hong kong itself around $100.00 student protesters remain surrounded by the police in the university campus for a 5th day. a 3rd general election within 12 months in israel appears increasingly likely following the latest failure to form a government benny gantz the main rival to the prime minister benjamin netanyahu didn't make weapons tonight's deadline to arrange a coalition mr netanyahu also failed so in backing for a coalition following 2 inconclusive elections earlier this year iran's president is claiming victory over petrol price rise protestors hassan rouhani is blaming what he calls foreign enemies including the us israel and saudi

the brother of former president mahinda rajapaksa. team did a landslide would see a d r to the presidential vote was held by his supporters that kiss with praise i'm not a nation. about a guy he's taking over the country why doesn't a lot of trouble under any other leader even a child wouldn't feel safe on the streets i'm so happy long live. my god this week she belongs to the people who have shown the support from him now i will feel safe and know what they did that you know more than a mere thought that i would have gotten in the woods can't explain how happy i am i prefer. and i want to thank him for saving this country i didn't know about it on my blog about the character. the trunks break he's hero the camera is as much to get close to my hand to dodge trucks as it is for the new president. supporters to live the brother those who oversaw the end of sri lanka decades long civil war. but not all the sri lanka is celebrating. there was little joy on the streets in areas that back but 1st open and such a claim about so. they are une

the brother of precedents former president mahinda rajapaksa has taken a clear lead to be articulate and reports that his main often and subject them with all of the ruling un b. has conceded and we have also received confirmation from the office of the supreme about so that he will be stepping down from his 4th to within the party now this water can be looked at it on the one hand as an anti incumbency what the government is led by a prime minister john howard because singa who is of the same party as theme with a stick with arbitrage but 1st main often and and it was seen as having mismanaged the information that the government had received about the easter sunday bombings on the other hand this could also be seen as a strong proof in her love with this toward the minority of usuals did vote for mr premadasa but he was not able to make a crack in the senate up with this theory as the south has voted heavily for mr dodge trucks which is a bad it looks like mr premadasa missed out all right emission so if it is confirmed that the opposition candidate is the winner what kind of leader

the camel is as much to get close to mahinda rajapaksa as it is for the new president. supporters i realize the brothers who oversaw the end of sri lanka decades long civil war. but not all the sri lanka is celebrating. there was little joy on the streets in the areas that back rajapakse us open and such a claim about so they are lazy about their future. in the past there have been allegations of enforced disappearances and oppression of the sand under the leadership of my hand and want to have a large part of minorities are concerned about their rights under the new nationalist project but the government but there are very good friends on camera for fear of reprisals and changes in the country's leadership are far from over. experts point out that as the incumbent prime minister down to become a single he is from a different party than dodge apart so he could resign to allow for the new president to make his own pay but the last time an attempt was made to remove the sri lankan prime minister it triggered a constitutional crisis. i mean it could have a destabilizing ef

election premadasa conceded the race to the younger brother of controversial former president mahinda rajapaksa the election was a fiercely fought one taking place just 7 months since islamist extremist attacks left more than $250.00 people dead in the country. clashes erupted between protesters and police in the french capital paris on saturday as demonstrators marked the one year anniversary of the yellow vest movement protesters set fires and smashed windows police responded with tear gas and arrested dozens of people. in the czech republic around a quarter of a 1000000 people took to the streets of the capital prague on saturday to demonstrate against prime minister andre bobbish the protesters are giving bobbish an ultimatum either sell his business interests or step down opposition groups say the billionaire prime minister profits from his political office protest organizers are using the 30th anniversary of the check and element revolution a milestone moment in the demise of communism in europe to make their demands. and joining us now from the czech capital prague is correspondent jonat

the brother of former president mahinda rajapaksa. team to landslide victory a day after the presidential vote was held but his supporters are reckless with praise and that your nation. they're not about to get that he's taking over the country why doesn't a lot of trouble under any other leader even a child wouldn't feel safe on the streets i'm so happy long live. this week she belongs to the people who have shown their support for him and now i will feel safe here and know what they did that you know more than a mere thought of it got done in words can't explain how happy i am i prefer good arbitrage boxer and i want to thank him for saving this country didn't know that about the character of. the dragons brick he's here the camera is as much to get close to my him to the facts are as it is for the new president. supporters are to live the brothers who oversaw the end of sri lanka decades long civil war. but not all the sri lanka is celebrating. there was little joy on the streets in the areas that back rajapakse us open and started

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 course coming after those devastating attacks on easter sunday when o

mahinda rajapaksa is not running for president, yet he is the man these people have waited in the rain his brother politics is a family business for the rajapaksas. he announced his candidacy after the easter sunday suicide bombings but targeted churches killingls, telling -- 263 people. >> we want to make it a safe place. >> we are hoping he can save the country for our children. ands defense minister japaksa arethe ra credited with the civil war. in peacetime, they borrowed billions of dollars from china for infrastructure projects. sri lanka sits in the middle of strategic indian ocean shipping lanes. china has a 99 year lease on a port on the southern coast. concernsters have about that, they have been put to one side. to make theured, assumption i can go out of my house, i can send my children to schools, and there is no question of imminent threat. rajapaksa has promised infrastructure projects if he wins. they will need to win some votes of the minority to secure victory. that vote is being courted by their main rival. the candidate for the ruling coalition also has support from

lanka's newly elected president go to rajapaksa has sworn in his own brother as prime minister mahinda rajapaksa served as president for 10 years ago to buy rajapaksa has vowed to be tough on security issues in light of the east of bombings that happened earlier this year let's go live now to colombo smell fernandez well tell us more about the swearing in ceremony. basically adrian after the victory of good hobby rajapakse on the 16th of november he obviously has the ability to appoint a prime minister of his choosing but that was enabled by the fact that the serving prime minister running a vicar missing her actually tendered his resignation now obviously his 1st and most obvious choice was his elder brother the former president by that rajapaksa. political experience he had said during the campaign that mind the rajapaksa would be appointed the prime minister under his watch so obviously the parliament the term of parliament will can go on until march 2020 but in the meantime with the resignation of the prime minister on a victim missing her. has brought in mind the rajapaksa as the new prime

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 us in relation to human rights atrocities allegedly committed joining the conflict in peacetime the rajapakse has borrowed billions of dollars from china for infrastructure projects trying to sit in the middle of strategic indian ocean shipping lanes china has a 99 year lease on a port on the southern coast if supporters have any concerns about that they've been put to one side what has become importa

sights before going to his inauguration his brother who is a 2 tone former president himself mahinda rajapaksa is also on the set of many and after this is when of with the it's over as the president offered lanka they're going to measure russia boxes inaugurations he mentions taking place in a buddhist temple now what message is he sending to the nation with this decision. well it is interesting to note that why this inauguration is happening at a good distempered could operate as you parks has messaging over the last 24 hours since he has taken over has tried to be very inclusive it is also important to note that says seen as a nationalist military leader it was under his guidance as the defense minister that junk us 26 u.s. civil war was brought to an end so he's seen as a strong and i love good to see figure but it's also important for us to remember that all the you doze off in the past have been in love with this even as more seemingly liberal often and started playing with us or did regionally if there's a bull discounter for us so it's not as if it's only under this leader that this is

to buy a bunch of pasta has been sworn in and then rather hit his brother as prime minister mahinda rajapaksa has served as both prime minister and president twice before going to buy raja pasta has vowed to be tough on security issues. easter suicide bombings in april al-jazeera was at the prime minister's office as he arrived to take over. basically the rajapaksa as have gotten down to business just behind me the official prime minister's office and the crowd and the excitement you see is just within the last 2 minutes we've had the arrival of the new prime minister mine the rajapaksa he's come here to formally take up his work to start work as his brother did after his swearing in so it's an all rajapaksa show the president go to a bit rajapaksa and his brother behind the rajapaksa they have their work cut out for them obviously during the campaign national security was earmarked as a top priority particularly after the east the bombings in april and that was one of the cornerstones of the entire rajapaksa campaign that they would work to bring back national security they're going to be so

after the bombing got a buyer rajapaksa backed by his brother mahinda announced his candidacy for the presidency promising to restore security. but that makes muslims like ryan dean nervous one of his textile shops once stood here it was one of hundreds set on fire by british nationalists days after the easter attacks broke and a bit if the way some politicians have been campaigning is anything to go by we think muslims will have to be cautious right wing british nationalist groups openly support the rajapaksa campaign but got a buyer has said he will create a secure environment in which all sri lankans irrespective of their race or religion will be able to live in peace. because jaffna peninsula another minority worries about the return of the rajapaksa tamils $15000.00 people are officially missing after mahinda rajapaksa oversaw a ruthless crushing of tamil tiger fighters to end a 26 year long civil conflict. behi believes her daughter is still alive. the color would be $28.00 today. there is no place i have not gone in search of her she is nowhere to be found no matter who is in p

as the next prime minister mahinda rajapaksa who was also president between 252015 will replace runa wickramasinghe in else on those reports from the capital colombo. running the vicar missing who went on television to address sri lankans about his decision to step down by about 3 operative people not even though we had a majority in parliament we accept the mandate received by mr rajapaksa decided to allow him to form a new government as he wishes but. his announcement came after he called his cabinet to a meeting at his official residence on wednesday for some members of his party it's high time for change even the united russia party needs new leadership to move forward new people need to come and take responsibility and particularly because the general election will be coming closely because missing has led the united national party for 25 years drawing increasing criticism for not handing over the leadership he's body had defeat the government of law in the rajapaksa brother of the new president in 2015 but lost support when he trailed to keep election promises to bring change a

to be both prime minister and finance minister mahinda rajapaksa previously served as president for 10 years and rajapaksa has been named minister of trade he was a speaker during mahinda time as president rajeev which is as a former leader of the liberal party of sri lanka he believes the biggest challenge facing the new government will be to ease tensions after the easter attacks earlier this year i think it's a very good sign that. as will the senior muslim supporter of the president has been appointed governor of the northwest we are we have a lot of problems who are not to be a protect and i hope that will lead us still confident i think the important thing for the government to do is to work with the tamil and the muslim people especially at grassroots level because i don't think back interested in separatism orkut reason or fundamentalism and to a bribe like the me that was the one candidate will to teachers who can't even rent in with a vengeance from the laugh government and indeed from the raj back you know and before that it was in booki

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 the constitutional amendments prevented him running for a 3rd. now in the must name his cabinet. to the. american board of the i would be should be dramatically more keeping the president's promise of a limit of 15 cabinet members would be one have his 1st challenges. it appeared to keep money in the in long talks on his 1st day in office mind the rajapaksa swearing in complaints the brothers double up 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 might the rajapaksa replace strong has become a singer who resigned on wednesday. his united national party still holds the parliamentary majority but saw its presidential candidate lose to go to. the p.d. banda history will judge us on our performance. of missing the loyalists have asked the speaker to name him opposition leader but critics say it's time he handed over the

days of the civil war and led a crackdown on tamil tiger separatists he's picked his brother mahinda rajapaksa to be both prime minister and finance minister mahinda previously served as president himself for 10 years and the elder brother rajapaksa as being named minister of trade and to speak a tremendous time as president let's talk now to rajiv a widget in cinema he's a former leader of the liberal party of sri lanka he joins us on skype from colombo so just walk us through how this dynastic overtone to sri lankan politics kind of shifts the center of gravity if it does a toll. yeah i must say i'm not thinking of but i think i got the impression the question was about the next steve and i think the president president has done a much got an interim cabinet going very sensibly you can find it to 15 people he's appointed mind rajapakse as prime minister which in the sense is understandable because it's one of the recompensing minder ought to but if the colossal insult he suffered under the last government which is a pity i mean you may know that i was one of the people who opposed him in the

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 to allow rajapaks

the 50 percent mark needed to avoid a 2nd recount rajapaksa is 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 count

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 fulfillin

premadasa rajapaksa the former defense minister at the time of the civil war when his brother mahinda rajapaksa was president there's always been dog since the end of the civil war that they won with allegations of significant human rights abuses towards the end of the war the un estimates some $40000.00 people were killed in the closing stages of the war there also perceived as being close to china. foreign debt is 45 percent of its g.d.p. and about i think it's a quarter of that debt is owed to china a different subject premadasa is he also has support from the. majority population but they're mainly rural. poor voters reaching out to tamil a muslim voters as well in the hope that he can persuade them to vote for him as so rajapaksa doesn't win again it's all in the shadow of the easter sunday bombings 'd 263 people killed in those bombings and rajapaksa been campaigning announced his campaign not long after those bombings on the campaign of such security so everything done in the shadow of those bombings. ok bernard smith there live for us in colombo thank you very much indeed more from bern

rajapaksa over the 50 percent mark needed to avoid a 2nd recount he is the brother former president mahinda rajapaksa and he was the defense chief when the tamil tigers were defeated 10 years ago the election was dominated by. rising religious tensions and a slowing economy benefits that has moved from the capital colombo. we've got a pirate ship taxes victory in sri lanka's presidential election the rajapaksa family is back in the front line of sri lankan politics as older brother mahendra was ejected from the presidency in 2015 by an electorate fed up it seemed of allegations over human rights abuses and corruption and nepotism but this time around the rajapakse is have managed to corral the sinhala buddhist support base they make up 75 percent of the sri lankan population and it seems most of them voted for the rajapaksa as it was really the fallout from the easter sunday suicide bombings and the government's failure to acknowledge and pay attention to and act on intelligence reports that set these bombings were coming that helped pave the way for rajapaksa is victory he announced his candidacy fo

president go to buy a right to pasta has been sworn in sworn in rather his brother as prime minister mahinda rajapaksa has served as both prime minister and president twice before going to buy raja pasta has vowed to be tough on security issues following the easter suicide bombings in april. and as was at the prime minister's office as he arrived to take over. basically the rajapaksa is have gotten down to business just behind me.

to buy a rajapaksa in the presidential election rajapakse as the brother of former presidents mahinda rajapaksa and was the defense chief in the tamil tigers were defeated 10 years ago is promising strong leadership in the aftermath of the easter sunday attacks. 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 evo morales were shot dead securing facing with security forces speaking to al jazeera in mexico city of amara says he's there looking at how he can return home to bolivia. i can't be outside of the country i'm used to being with the people as a union leader president doing work i miss it a lot i'm looking for a legal way to go back and be with the people as they resist the dictatorship of the coup. there's been more violence around a hong kong university campus with protesters filing petrol bombs and bricks at police police or fire tear gas and water cannon at demonstrators for the 2nd day in a row large fires have been burning around hong kong polytechnic university and some of the

sri lanka's newly elected president got a boy of rajapaksa sworn in his brother mahinda rajapaksa as the new prime minister from i'd also given him the finance minister role it's the 1st time in the country's history the 2 siblings have held both top political jobs another brother has been appointed agriculture minister those are the headlines the news continues here not just the era of the undesirable state that's watching by. b.l.o. fleet was a convoy of merchant ship stranded in the su is cannot but the 967 arab israeli war to survive their crews lived in the cargo of food this ships were carrying. we dead on up abundance of things that we of edible stuff that we heard us cargoes on the ships remember the ships came from all over the far east nashville area that come from vietnam hong kong fill up in that come from a shale here in the world loaded with old salts of goods and about the same time as i was there the companies the ship warned us and said look the whole this cargo is going to be a construct of total loss it will not be used again you know there was things like a robot

sri lanka's newly elected president got a bio rajapaksa has sworn in his brother mahinda as the country's new prime minister this is the 1st time the country's in the country's history but 2 siblings have held both top political positions when often and as reports from columbia. rules reversed between the brothers rajapaksa 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. are going on to this my god he's going to be on the rest. of the border but i would be cheerful in what i get paid remarkably more keeping the president's promise of a limit of 15 cabinet members would be one have his 1st challenges. it appeared to keep money in the in the long talks on his 1st day in office mind the rajapaksa swearing in completes the brothers double up on power with them now controlling the presidency and the premiership and now have the mandate to address reconcili

the 50 percent mark needed to avoid a 2nd recount rajapaksa is the brother of former president mahinda rajapaksa and was defense chief when the tamil tigers were defeated 10 years ago the election was dominated by rising religious tensions and a slowing economy and a statement of theme of the masses said he'll stand down as the deputy leader of the united national party he went on to say we have just witnessed the most peaceful presidential election in the history of our independent republic this was a result of the democratic gains and institutional reforms that have taken place over the past 5 years that empowered and independent elections commission and restored the rule of law my appeal to the incoming president is that he take this process forward and strengthen and protect the democratic institutions and values that enabled his peaceful election as the 7th president of sri lanka a correspondent bernard spence is joining us live from colombo now so a return of the rajapaksa is to power burnet and this is a controversial rajapaksa. yes that is interesting in a statement from sergeant premada

if news from sri lanka the new president got by rajapaksa has named his elder brother mahinda as prime minister in a move that was widely expected mahinda rajapaksa who is president himself between 252015 replaces ran away from a singer a former prime minister stepped down after his party's presidential candidate lost the election earlier this week the greek government has announced it will close down several large migrant camps and replace them with close facilities with a capacity of at least $5000.00 people each is also vowing to step up deportations of migrants not eligible for asylum this is the latest in a series of measures aimed at tackling severe overcrowding as greece experiences the biggest resurgence of refugee arrival since 2015. proceeding with the arrangement of close centers not only said they come up. with but because a clear message needs to be sent to those planning to into the country illegally when they know that they do not qualify for a song. well greece's government is also pledging to move $20000.00 refugees from the islands to the mainland by the end of the ye

after the bombing got a buyer rajapaksa backed by his brother mahinda announced his candidacy for the presidency promising to restore security. but that makes muslims like ryan dean nervous one of his textile shops once stood here it was one of hundreds set on fire by british nationalists days after the easter attacks brought down a bit if the way some politicians have been campaigning is anything to go by we think muslims will have to be cautious right wing british nationalist groups openly support the rajapaksa campaign but got a buyer has said he will create a secure environment in which all sri lankans irrespective of their race or religion will be able to live in peace. because jaffna peninsula another minority worries about the return of the rajapaksa tamils $15000.00 people are officially missing after mahinda rajapaksa oversaw a ruthless crushing of tamil tiger fighters to end a 26 year long civil conflict. behi believes her daughter is still alive. the color would be $28.00 today. there is no place i have not gone in search of her she is nowhere to be found no matter who is i

saturday's presidential election gutted by rajapaksa is also the brother of the former president mahinda rajapaksa early results put him more than 50 percent mark needed to avoid a 2nd count prompting his nearest rival to concede defeat but it's myth reports now from colombia. to his supporters mainly from the sin hello produce majority got a buyer rajapaksa is the president sri lanka needs they believe he can strengthen security after the easter sunday suicide bomb attacks 263 people were killed the government ignored intelligence warnings that the bombings were imminent it's paid the price for that and other perceived failings at this election that's the real security was going mr. cobb in the. caribbean people were crying and in fact every other day there was some agitation. obviously they will get in for a opportunity to join the government rajapaksa is a divisive figure many tamils in sri lanka's north believe the former defense secretary should be tried over allegations of killings and disappearances during the final stages of the war against the tamil tigers the country's muslim council say

has sworn in his brother as prime minister mahinda rajapaksa has served as both prime minister and president already twice before in fact. it's valid to be tough on security issues after the east suicide bombing was back and i. was at the prime minister's office as he arrived to take over. basically the rajapaksa as have gotten down to business just behind me official prime minister's office and the crowd and the excitement you see is just within the last 2 minutes we've had the arrival of the new prime minister mine the rajapaksa he's come here to formally take up his work to start work as his brother did after his where. so it's an all rajapaksa show the president go to harvard rajapaksa and his brother behind the rajapaksa they have their work cut out for them obviously during the campaign national security was earmarked as a top priority particularly after the easter bombings in april i mean that was one of the cornerstones of the entire rajapaksa campaign that they would work to bring back national security they're going to be sort of very conscious of the mountain that they have to sur