Here’s what you need to know about Sri Lanka’s escalating political crisis

Two prime ministers are claiming power.

Mahinda Rajapaksa, one of Sri Lanka’s two dueling prime ministers.

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By Jen Kirbyjen.kirby@vox.com  Updated Nov 16, 2018

Two prime ministers are claiming power in Sri Lanka in a bizarre political struggle that has flung the country’s democracy into crisis.

Violence erupted Friday in Sri Lanka’s Parliament after supporters of one prime minister reportedly flung chairs, books, and chili paste at the opposition.

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