The Sri Lankan Parliament Wednesday voted interim president Ranil Wickremesinghe as the next President of the crisis-hit country. He won 134 of the total 219 votes that were found valid. The other candidates in fray were ruling-party lawmaker Dullas Alahapperuma, and leader of the leftist Janatha Vimukti Peramuna party Anura Kumara Dissanayaka.
Ranil Wickremesinghe succeeds Gotabaya Rajapaksa as Sri Lanka's new President
By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: July 20, 2022 13:00 IST