Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has been sworn in as the country's interim president until parliament elects a successor to Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe gestures as he speaks during an interview at his office in Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 24, 2022.
Speaker of Parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana said that lawmakers will convene on Saturday to choose a new leader after Rajapaksa resigned following mass protests over the country’s economic collapse. Referring to clashes near parliament on Wednesday night when many soldiers were reportedly injured, Wickremesinghe said true protesters will not get involved in such actions.
Protesters cooked and distributed milk rice — a food Sri Lankans enjoy to celebrate victories — after Rajapaksa’s resignation.
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