Giant posters of acting prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa are seen in his home town on November 14, 2018 in Tangalle, Sri Lanka. (Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)
Sri Lanka’s newly appointed prime minister, Mahinda Rajapaksa, gestures during a ceremony to assume duties at the prime minister’s office in Colombo on Oct. 29. (Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP/Getty Images)