Six-time Prime Minister elected Sri Lanka President

Six-time Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was elected as crisis-wracked Sri Lankas new President in a parliamentary vote Wednesday, with the backing of the disgraced former leaders party. Official results gave the veteran politician 134 votes, an absolute majority in the 225-member parliament after Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country and resigned in the wake of protesters Read More



Source: Punch Newspaper