Sri Lanka begins choosing leader to replace ex-president

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1. WFMZ Allentown

   Sri Lanka begins choosing leader to replace ex-president ↗ (opens WFMZ Allentown)

   Published Jul 15, 2022

   Same headline from 13 more outlets

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   Sri Lankan lawmakers have met to begin choosing a new leader to serve the rest of the term abandoned by the president who fled abroad and resigned after mass protests

2. NPR

   Sri Lanka begins to choose a leader to replace the ex-president ↗ (opens NPR)

   Published Jul 15, 2022

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   Sri Lankan lawmakers met Saturday to begin choosing a new leader to serve the rest of the term abandoned by the president who fled and resigned after mass protests over the country's economic crisis.

3. Deutsche Welle

   Sri Lanka's parliament begins choosing new president | DW ↗ (opens Deutsche Welle)

   Published Jul 15, 2022

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   Sri Lanka's parliament has begun the process of selecting a successor to Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who resigned from the presidency after fleeing the country amid mass protests. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as interim president.

4. Al Jazeera

   Sri Lanka kicks off process to choose new president ↗ (opens Al Jazeera)

   Published Jul 15, 2022

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   Parliament meets to begin choosing a new leader after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled and resigned following protests.

5. CBS News

   Sri Lanka is choosing leader to replace ex-president ↗ (opens CBS News)

   Published Jul 15, 2022

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   The new president could appoint a new prime minister, who would then have to be approved by Parliament.

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