Rajapaksa brothers win in Sri Lanka polls

Powerful Rajapaksa brothers have secured a landslide victory in Sri Lanka's  parliamentary election.

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa's Sri Lanka Podujana Party (SLPP) won 145 seats in Wednesday's vote and can also count on the support of at least five allies in the 225-member legislature, according to the final results released on Friday.

The SLPP's main opponent obtained just 54 seats, which saw more than 75 percent of the 16.2 million eligible voters cast their ballots.

"Sri Lanka People's Front has secured a resounding victory according to official results released so far," Gotabaya Rajapaksa said in a Twitter message.

"It is by belief that that the expectation to have a Parliament that will enable the implementation of my 'vision for prosperity' policy will be reality tomorrow."

The prime minister is most likely to be sworn in the same position by his younger brother, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, and the huge win on Friday could enable them to change the constitution and strengthen the dynastic rule.