<span style="color: #222222;">In Sri Lanka,  Mahinda Rajapaksa took oath as the Prime Minister for the fourth time this morning. He was administered the oath by his younger brother and President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at a ceremony held at Kelaniya Mahaviharaya near Colombo. Other cabinet members will be sworn in next week at a ceremony in Kandy.<br />'' <br />'' Mahinda Rajapaksa has served as country's President from 2006 to 2015 and his party has got landslide victory at general elections held on Wednesday.<br />'' <br />'' Mr. Rajapaksa is credited with ending the decades long LTTE war in 2009 during his Presidency. He had lost the 2015 Presidential elections and has made a strong political comeback.<br />'' <br />'' Mr. Rajapaksa was appointed Prime Minister after Gotabaya's victory at last November Presidential elections though his side did not enjoy a majority in Parliament. He contested the election from Kurunegala and topped the preferential votes from the district by clinching a record 527,364 votes.</span>