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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.

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…

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

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

The speaker of parliament in crisis-hit Sri Lanka has accepted a resignation letter from President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, having verified its authenticity after it was flown from Singapore late on Thursday, he told reporters.

The speaker of parliament in crisis-hit Sri Lanka officially accepts a resignation letter from President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, having verified its authenticity after it was flown from Singapore.

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