Protests ousted Sri Lanka's last president ... - Associated Press News
WEB11 hours ago · The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. ... holds a portrait of former Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa upside down after storming the Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s office demanding he resign after president Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled …
Economy in focus as Sri Lanka heads to vote in crucial presidential ...
WEB1 day ago · Sri Lanka was in the midst of economic collapse and political chaos when Ranil Wickremesinghe took on the presidency in 2022. ... The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news …
Still reeling from crisis, Sri Lanka holds pivotal election - BBC
WEBBBC News/Aakriti Thapar. ... Ranil Wickremesinghe, a six-time former prime minister, was appointed president after Gotabaya Rajapaksa was ousted in 2022. The 75-year-old, who faced the monumental ...
Sri Lanka: Ranil Wickremesinghe elected president by MPs - BBC
WEBJul 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...
Sri Lanka’s newly elected president is sworn into office - NBC News
WEBJul 21, 2022 · Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s new president Thursday to take charge of a nation bitterly angry he will remain in power amid an economic crisis.
Ranil Wickremesinghe becomes interim president of Sri Lanka - NBC News
WEBJul 15, 2022 · COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Sri Lanka ’s interim president Friday until Parliament elects a successor to Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who resigned after mass...
Ranil Wickremesinghe: The six-time Sri Lankan PM who became president - BBC
WEBJul 20, 2022 · Ranil Wickremesinghe has been promoted from being Sri Lanka's prime minister to its new president within a matter of days. He now has the job he has long coveted - but the challenges he...
Sri Lanka: Ranil Wickremesinghe elected as President by parliament - CNN
WEBJul 20, 2022 · Sri Lankan lawmakers on Wednesday elected former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as President of the crisis-hit South Asian country, in a move likely to anger protesters who have been...
Wickremesinghe chosen Sri Lanka PM in effort to quell crisis
WEBCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Five-time former Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was reappointed on Thursday in an effort to bring stability to the island nation, which is engulfed in a political and economic crisis.
Sri Lanka: Ranil Wickremesinghe elected president by MPs - BBC News
WEBJul 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...
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