Sri Lanka's acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe wins parliament vote for new president
15:40 UTC+8, 2022-07-20
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Sri Lanka's Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe was elected as the new president of Sri Lanka in a vote in parliament on Wednesday.
15:40 UTC+8, 2022-07-20
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Sri Lanka's Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe was elected as the new president of Sri Lanka in a vote in parliament on Wednesday.
Speaker of Parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena announced that Wickremesinghe has won the vote with 134 votes.
The election occurred after a vote was called in parliament following the resignation of Gotabaya Rajapaksa from the presidency last week.
Source: Xinhua
Editor: Wang Qingchu
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