After the end Sri Lanka President elections, on the 20th of July, Wednesday, the acting President and the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Mr. Ranil Wickremesinghe won with a majority of votes.
On Wednesday, the Parlaiment house of 255 members voted for the three candidates, Mr. Ranil Wickremesinghe, the SLPP Parliamentarian Dullas Alahapperuma and National People’s Power (NPP) leader Anura Dissanayake.
According to sources, official results showed Wickremesinghe polled 134 votes in a three-cornered parliamentary vote, with his main opponent Dullas Alahapperuma getting 82 and leftist Anura Dissanayake just three. With an absolute majority, Mr. Ranil Wickremesinghe won the elections and succeeded Mr. Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
Notably, the presidential elections were held after Mr. Gotabaya Rajapaksa submitted his resignation amid the protests, and flew to Singapore.
Mr. Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the President of Sri Lanka, resigned from the President’s Post, officially on the 15th of July, Friday.
The Sri Lankan President, who is currently in Singapore submitted his resignation prior to the Sri Lankan Assembly Speaker Mr. Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena.
In Sri Lanka, the citizens gathered at the main business market of the Capital city, Colombo protesting and demanding the resignation of Mr. Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the President of Sri Lanka, amid the worst economic crisis on the island. The united population of 22 million in Sri Lanka, raised their voices, slogans and placards and asked the government officials and the President to quit their posts, as they have damaged the nation.
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