SINCE he was easily the most powerful politician Sri Lanka has had since independence, six months ago it was impossible to dream that Mahinda Rajapaksa could be defeated at a presidential election.
With the 18th amendment to the constitution, he introduced safeguards that enabled him to remain in power with term limits removed.
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