Ranil Wickremesinghe became acting president after Rajapaksa fled Sri Lanka on Wednesday, flying first to the Maldives and then to Singapore.
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Sri Lanka’s political crisis continues as Ranil Wickremesinghe bids to be president
Confused and angry, Sri Lankans are still waiting for their embattled president to resign after he fled the country amid an economic meltdown and political chaos. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled
Sri Lanka’s embattled president has left the Maldives after fleeing his own country amid an economic collapse and protests demanding he resign. A Maldives government official said Gotabaya Rajapaksa boarded
Protesters are now withdrawing from government buildings as they await the president's formal resignation. Gotabaya Rajapaksa had promised to step down by Wednesday.
By Jessie Yeung, CNN Sri Lanka has plunged into chaos and its President has fled, appointing the prime minister as interim leader as questions swirl about the country’s future. Embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa left Maldives on a flight to Singapore on Thursday, according to a high-ranking secu…
Sri Lanka’s embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has left Maldives after fleeing his own country amid an economic collapse. A Maldives government officials said he boarded a Saudi Airlines plane on Thursday that will take him to Singapore and then to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Protesters were withdrawing from government buildings as they awaited the president's formal resignation. Gotabaya Rajapaksa had promised to step down by Wednesday.
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa resigned from office on Thursday, bending to pressure from months of protests that have nearly dismantled the country’s government.
By Iqbal Athas and Rhea Mogul, CNN Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has fled Maldives on board a flight for Singapore, a high-ranking security source in Colombo told CNN, as anger grows in his home country over his refusal to formally resign.
The speaker of Sri Lanka's Parliament says President Gotabaya Rajapaksa resigned effective Thursday, clearing the way for a successor. Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana said Friday that the Parliament will convene
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has been sworn in as Sri Lanka’s interim president until Parliament elects a successor to Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who resigned after mass protests over the country’s economic
By Jessie Yeung, Iqbal Athas and Kunal Sehgal, CNN Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the country earlier this week, has formally resigned, the parliamentary speaker confirmed Friday, capping off a chaotic 72-hours in the crisis-hit nation that saw protesters storm the capital.
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s interim president Friday until Parliament elects a successor to Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who resigned after mass protests over the country’s economic collapse forced him from office.
Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the country earlier this week, has formally resigned, the parliamentary speaker confirmed Friday, capping off a chaotic 72-hours in the crisis-hit nation that saw protesters storm the capital.
Sri Lanka's parliament has accepted the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, who was sworn in as acting president, has been nominated by the ruling party to stand in elections, but protesters say they don't want him either.
