Former Sri Lankan president and parliamentary candidate Mahinda Rajapaksa attends his party's rally on the final day of the election campaign on August 14, 2015 in Kandy, Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka’s Mahinda Rajapaksa concedes defeat to opposition candidate Maithripala Sirisena in the country’s presidential election, prime minister-designate Ranil Wickremesinghe tells CNN ...

Defeated Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa sought army and police help to stay in power after it became clear he had lost national elections last week but was rebuffed, two senior politicians ...

While claiming that there is no good governance as expected in the country, Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka claimed that he is the one who defeated former President Mahinda Rajapaksa. “There is no ...

On Friday, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa conceded defeat to his challenger, Mithripala Sirisena, after results from Thursday's presidential election showed Sirisena with 51.3 percent of ...

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who presided over the end of a prolonged and brutal civil war that divided the country for decades, has suffered a narrow election defeat at the hands of a ...

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa conceded defeat to his opposition challenger on Friday after a presidential election, ending a decade of rule that critics say had become increasingly ...

Mr Rajapaksa, who is being investigated by the UN for alleged war crimes and human-rights abuses, lost out to his rival, the sitting PM, Ranil Wickremesinghe Stay up to date with notifications ...

Colombo: Two days short of his 79th birthday, two-times former president and two-times former prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa vowed on Saturday “not to quit politics” just as yet. This was ...

As the island heads for elections, two major factors worry Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa. ... Will Mahinda Rajapaksa be defeated? By Nitin Gokhale. January 02, 2015 15:35 IST.

Sri Lanka’s Mahinda Rajapaksa concedes defeat to opposition candidate Maithripala Sirisena in the country’s presidential election, prime minister-designate Ranil Wickremesinghe tells CNN ...