It is not surprising news, but a very disappointing one. Rajapaksa has been re-elected as the president of Sri Lanka. His main opponent, General Sarath Fonseka, was relying on the minorities’ votes to win the elections, but reaching out to the Tamils may be the reason why he lost. The majority of the Sinhalese population is not ready to make the necessary compromises and his willingness to include Tamils in the debate was a risky bet. Sri Lanka is still a long way from peace.
Read my analysis of the elections results tomorrow in The Samosa, or later on this week on Insight into a post-war country.