Thousands protest against Sri Lanka's new acting president
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Sri Lanka's president, who fled on a military jet after angry protesters seized his home and office, has appointed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as acting president while he is overseas.
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Sri Lanka's president, who fled on a military jet after angry protesters seized his home and office, has appointed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as acting president while he is overseas.
People power protests over the past week have unseated Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and sent its Acting Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe into hiding, while the country’s ruling class scrambles to fill the resulting political vacuum.
Confusion reigned as President Gotabaya Rajapaksa left the crisis-hit South Asian nation without officially resigning, leaving his prime minister’s authority uncertain.
