FILE PHOTO: Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka's former defence secretary and brother of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa looks on during an interview with Foreign Correspondents Association of Sri Lanka in Colombo, Sri Lanka March 27, 2017. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Gotabaya Rajapaksa, younger brother of opposition leader and former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, has renounced U.S. citizenship, paving the way for him to make a bid for his country's presidency.
Sri Lanka does not allow dual citizenship and foreign nationals cannot contest elections.
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