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Sri Lanka’s political crisis continues as Ranil Wickremesinghe bids to be president

Protesters angry prime minister who they say propped up Rajapaksa dynasty in running to lead country

The Guardian - UK

Sri Lanka kicks off process to choose new president

Parliament meets to begin choosing a new leader after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled and resigned following protests.

Al Jazeera

Sri Lanka begins to choose a leader to replace the ex-president

Sri Lankan lawmakers met Saturday to begin choosing a new leader to serve the rest of the term abandoned by the president who fled and resigned after mass protests over the country's economic crisis.

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Sri Lanka's ousted president says he 'took all possible steps' to prevent crisis

Sri Lanka’s ousted president, who fled overseas this week to escape a popular uprising against his government, has said he took "all possible steps" to avert the economic crisis that has engulfed the island nation.

Reuters

Sri Lanka begins choosing leader to replace ex-president

Sri Lankan lawmakers are preparing to meet Saturday to begin choosing a new leader to serve the rest of the term abandoned by the president who fled abroad and resigned after mass protests over the country’s economic collapse

The Independent UK

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The Hindu

The Weekly Wrap for Saturday, 16 July 2022

This week, a tour of the Subcontinent. Gotabaya Rajapaksa finally took the hint and people partied through the state of emergency. Pakistan is flooding (both ways) and India claims more bragging rights.

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AP Interview: Sri Lankan candidate to 'listen to the people'

Sri Lanka’s opposition leader, who will seek the presidency next week, is vowing to “listen to the people” who are struggling through the island nation’s worst economic crisis

The Independent UK

Sri Lanka ruling party to nominate Wickremesinghe for president

Sri Lanka's ruling party will nominate acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe for president when the crisis-hit country's parliament elects a new leader next week, a party official said on Friday.

Reuters

China will agree to aid ‘at some point’: Sri Lanka envoy

BEIJING: Sri Lanka is continuing negotiations with China for as much as $4 billion in aid and is confident Beijing will agree “at some point,” according to a top envoy.

The Times of India

Sri Lanka political dynasty ends after nearly 20 years as Gotabaya Rajapaksa resigns

It comes after weeks of protests over the nation’s staggering economic collapse

Evening Standard

Sri Lanka's PM named acting president until election next week

The resignation of Sri Lanka's president has been accepted, the crisis-hit country's parliamentary speaker announced Friday, after he fled the country earlier this week, prompting relief. Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as acting president until parliament elects a new president on Wednesday.

Radio France Internationale

PM Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as Sri Lanka’s interim president

Wickremesinghe says he will follow constitutional process and establish law and order in crisis-hit country.

Al Jazeera

The naming of an interim president puts an end to a political dynasty in Sri Lanka

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Sri Lanka's interim president until Parliament elects a successor to Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who resigned after mass protests forced him from office.

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Dynamite News

Lanka Turmoil: PM Ranil Wickremesinghe becomes Sri Lanka's interim President

Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was acting President since Rajapaksa fled the country on Wednesday. Read more on Dynamite News:

Reuters

Sri Lanka PM Wickremesinghe sworn in as acting president - govt official

Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as the country's acting president on Friday, a government official said.

France 24

Sri Lanka PM becomes acting president, election set for July 20

Sri Lanka's parliament will vote on a new president Wednesday, July 20, the speaker's office said, following the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa after he was driven out of the country. Former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as acting president on Friday.

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Sri Lankan Speaker Says President's Resignation Accepted

The resignation of Sri Lanka's president has been accepted, the crisis-hit country's parliamentary speaker announced Friday, after he fled the country earlier this week and notified him from Singapore that he was stepping down. The formal declaration makes Gotabaya Rajapaksa -- once known as 'The Terminator' for his ruthless crushing…

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The Guardian - UK

Sri Lanka swears in interim president after Gotabaya Rajapaksa resigns

Ranil Wickremesinghe to serve until MPs vote for new leader next week after months of protests over economic crisis

The Independent UK

Sri Lankan president resigns, Parliament to convene

Sri Lanka's Parliament speaker says President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has resigned effective Thursday

The Hindu

Fleeing, quitting

With Gotabaya quitting, new leadership should heed people’s aspirations in Sri Lanka

The Hindu

Gotabaya Rajapaksa flies to Singapore, emails resignation letter

Official announcement on July 15 after verifying authenticity of emailed document

Al Jazeera

Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksa hands in resignation; letter accepted

Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrives in Singapore after fleeing Sri Lanka amid protests over an economic crisis.

Reuters

Factbox-Three frontrunners in race to become Sri Lanka's next president

A six-time prime minister, the leader of the main opposition party and a journalist-turned-politician from the ruling party are vying to become Sri Lanka's next president, after the incumbent Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country this week.

Dynamite News

Sri Lanka: Protesters hand back iconic Govt buildings to authorities

The protestors occupied President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's presidential palace and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's private house on 9 July. Read more on Dynamite News:

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