Rajapaksa win reshapes political scene

Victory in Sri Lankan presidential poll ushers in major change, experts say

Sri Lanka has undergone a major change in its political landscape with the swearing-in on Monday of a new president who won a closely fought election in the South Asian island nation.

Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the presidential candidate of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna, or SLPP, took the oath of office at the Ruwanweli Seya Buddhist temple that was part of the ancient kingdom of Anuradhapura in north-central Sri Lanka.