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MONDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2023
PM Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as interim President of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Crisis

TBS Report
15 July, 2022, 01:15 pm
Last modified: 15 July, 2022, 01:37 pm

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PM Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as interim President of Sri Lanka

TBS Report
15 July, 2022, 01:15 pm
Last modified: 15 July, 2022, 01:37 pm
PM Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as interim President of Sri Lanka

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Sri Lanka's interim President on Friday until Parliament elects a successor to Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

Wickremesinghe was acting President since Rajapaksa fled the country.

He was sworn in as the Interim President before Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya a short while ago, reports The Daily Mirror.

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Former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa has submitted a letter of resignation on Friday, after he fled to Singapore following mass protests over his country's economic meltdown.

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The speaker of parliament accepted a resignation letter from President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, having verified its authenticity after it was flown from Singapore late on Thursday.

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Parliamentary speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywarden said on Friday that a new President of the crisis-hit Sri Lanka will be elected on 20 June.

He said he expected to elect a new President through Parliament within seven days in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution, reports Sri Lankan media The Daily Mirror.

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