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- Sri Lanka's parliament on Wednesday (Jul 20) elected Ranil Wickremesinghe as the new president, despite fierce public opposition to his candidacy. Wickremesinghe, a six-time former prime minister, secured 134 votes in the 225-member house. His main rival, ruling party lawmaker Dullas Alahapperuma, got 82.
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Jul 21, 2022 · 21 Jul 2022. Colombo, Sri Lanka – Ranil Wickremesinghe has been elected Sri Lanka’s new president, less than a week after his predecessor Gotabaya Rajapaksa was forced to flee the...
Jul 20, 2022 · 20 Jul 2022 06:50PM. Sri Lanka's parliament on Wednesday (Jul 20) elected Ranil Wickremesinghe as the new president , despite fierce public opposition to his candidacy. Wickremesinghe, a...
Jul 20, 2022 · 20 July 2022. By Simon Fraser & Robert Plummer & George Wright,BBC News. Reuters. Ranil Wickremesinghe has been promoted from being Sri Lanka's prime minister to its new president...
Jul 20, 2022 · Sri Lankan MPs have elected prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as the country's new president, despite his unpopularity with the public. Mr Wickremesinghe faces the task of leading the country...
Jul 20, 2022 · Published July 20, 2022 Updated July 21, 2022. COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The election of Ranil Wickremesinghe as president of Sri Lanka on Wednesday represented the triumph of establishment...
Jul 20, 2022 · Ranil Wickremesinghe, 73, who gained his nickname for his apparently wily ability to repeatedly resurrect his political career, has been prime minister six times since he first entered politics...
Jul 21, 2022 · 21 July 2022. By Frances Mao,BBC News. Reuters. Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as the new president of Sri Lanka by the Chief Justice in parliament. Sri Lanka's Ranil Wickremesinghe...