Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Sajith Premadasa frontrunners in race to be President as Sri Lanka heads to polls
Months after a deadly terror attack shattered the calm that Sri Lanka had and left over 250 people dead, the country heads to polls on November 16 to elect a new President.With incumbent Maithripala Sirisena choosing not to seek re-election, a total of 35 candidates from several parties are in the fray to replace him.Al Jazeera reported quoting analysts that the fight is down to two contestants -- the ruling United National Party's (UNP) Sajith Premadasa and Gotabaya Rajapaksa from the opposition Sri Lanka People's Front (SLPP) party.Sajith Premadasa, a cabinet Minister in current Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's government, is the son of former President Ranasinghe Premadasa who was assassinated by Tamil Tiger rebels in 1993.On the other hand, Gotabaya Rajapaksa is the brother of former Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksha. The Rajapaksa brothers are credited with ending the war with Tamil rebels.According to Al Jazeera, "Rajapaksa presided over the end of Sri Lanka's 26-year .