Sri Lankan President signs resignation letter

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Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Gotabaya Rajapaksa

 

Colombo

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday signed his resignation letter dated July 13 which will be handed over to the speaker of Parliament to make a public announcement on Wednesday.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will be sworn in as the President for a temporary period till a new President is elected by Parliament on July 20.

Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena in a statement said party leaders had decided to elect a new President on July 20 through a vote in Parliament in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution.

Nominations for the presidency will be called for on July 19.

So far the two confirmed candidates are the Prime Minister and Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa.

Sri Lankan President, announced his resignation on Saturday after protestors stormed the presidential palace demanding his resignation following months of economic turmoil in the island nation.

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Just before a crowd stormed the president's residence on July 9, Rajapaksa was evacuated from his house by the security forces and was protected on a naval vessel within the territorial waters of the country for security reasons.