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July 20, 2022

Ranil Wickremesinghe elected Sri Lanka’s new president

Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe was elected as the new president of Sri Lanka in an election held in parliament on Wednesday.

Ranil Wickremesinghe
July 19, 2022

Sri Lankan parliament to elect new president Wednesday

Gotabaya Rajapaksa resigned from the post of president last week following massive protests.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Dullas Alahapperuma and Anura Kumara Dissanayake
July 15, 2022

Prime Minister Wickremesinghe sworn in as Sri Lanka’s interim president

Mr Wickremesinghe was sworn in following the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

Ranil Wickremesinghe
July 13, 2022

Fresh protests brewing amid Sri Lankan president fleeing country

Meanwhile, Sri Lanka continues to face a severe fuel shortage, with long queues for petrol and diesel across the country.

Sri Lanka President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa

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