Sri Lankan parliament elects six-time PM Wickremesinghe as new president

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Jul 20, 2022 #elects, #lankan, #parliament, #president, #six-time, #wickremesinghe

Sri Lankan parliament elects six-time PM Wickremesinghe as new president

<p>Sri Lanka's parliament on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted six-time prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as president to replace Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the crisis-wracked country and resigned last week. </p>

Sri Lanka’s parliament on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted six-time prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as president to replace Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the crisis-wracked country and resigned last week.