Sri Lankan lawmakers chose Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as president to succeed Gotabaya Rajapaksa who fled the country and resigned by email amid a major economic crisis.
Fox News contributor Douglas Murray joined 'Fox & Friends' to discuss the impact of the far-left's climate agenda on countries worldwide.Sri Lanka’s Parliament voted Wednesday to elect six-time Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as president after the country's previous leaderFollowing Wednesday's secret-ballot election, Wickremesinghe, 73, will succeed former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and serve the remainder of his term, set to end in 2024.
He will now look to piece together the country’s economic and humanitarian woes that sparked the widespread protests. Secretary-General of Parliament Dhammika Dasanayake opened the parliamentary session Wednesday morning, instructing lawmakers not to publicize or take photos of their ballots.
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