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Sri Lanka’s former president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the country in July after tens of thousands of protesters stormed his home and office in protest at the country’s economic crisis, has returned to the country after seven weeks.

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

A lawmaker said all opposition parties combined could easily muster the 113 members needed to show a majority in Parliament, at which point they will request a new government.

Sri Lanka’s prime minister agreed to resign on Saturday after party leaders in Parliament demanded both he and the embattled president step down on the day protesters stormed the president's residence and office in a fury over a worsening economic crisis.

Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa plans to step down, the country's parliamentary speaker said on Saturday, bowing to intense pressure after a violent day of protests in which demonstrators stormed the president's official residence and set fire to the prime minister's home in Colombo.

Further intense unrest puts more pressure on the presidency of Gotabaya Rajapaksa

But opposition politicians must also do their part

Strongman Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s position looks weak amid an economic crisis that threatens to turn into starvation

As protesters dig in for a long haul, tents come up outside President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s office in Colombo.