News24.com | Six-time PM Wickremesinghe elected Sri Lanka president

Six-time prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was elected as crisis-wracked Sri Lanka’s new president by the country’s parliament on Wednesday, with the backing of the party of the ex-leader – who fled abroad after his palace was stormed by protesters.

Source: News24.com | Six-time PM Wickremesinghe elected Sri Lanka president