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Sri Lanka Parliament speaker: President to resign Wednesday

July 10, 2022

COLOMBO — President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has agreed to resign in the coming days, the speaker of Sri Lanka’s Parliament said on a tumultuous Saturday that also saw the prime minister say he would step down.

Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena said in a televised statement that he informed Rajapaksa that parliamentary leaders had met and decided to request he leave office, and the president agreed.

However Rajapaksa will remain until Wednesday to ensure a smooth transfer of power, Abeywardena added.

“He asked me to inform the country that he will resign on Wednesday the 13th because there is a need to hand over power peacefully,” Abeywardena said. — Agencies


July 10, 2022
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