Wickremesinghe elected new Sri Lanka president

Can the new leader rescue the country from its worst economic crisis?

Published: July 20, 2022 19:47 Credit: Reuters

Sri Lanka’s lawmakers elected Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as the new president on Wednesday, to lead the country out of the acute economic crisis. Wickremesinghe, a six-time prime minister, replaces Gotabaya Rajapaksa who last week fled the country, which was rocked by months of protests.

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