Sri Lanka's disputed PM Rajapaksa steps down

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Sri Lanka's "strongman leader" Mahinda Rajapaksa will step down from his disputed position of prime minister, his son said on Friday, signaling an end to a crippling seven-week long power struggle.

Mahinda Rajapaksa's legislator son Namal Rajapaksa said his father will quit Saturday "to ensure the stability of the nation," after the Supreme Court ordered that Mahinda Rajapaksa should not exercise the powers of the office he has claimed since October 26.

Source(s): AFP