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Coverage dated July 18, 2022

Sri Lanka lawmakers to pick new president among PM, 2 rivals

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Sri Lanka’s prime minister and acting president Ranil Wickremesinghe faces two rivals in a parliamentary vote on who will succeed the ousted leader who fled the country last week. Wickremesinghe

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  1. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Sri Lankan prime minister, 2 rivals in presidential race (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    Sri Lanka’s prime minister and acting president Ranil Wickremesinghe faces two rivals in a parliamentary vote on who will succeed the ousted leader who fled the country last week. Wickremesinghe

  2. Omaha World-Herald

    Sri Lanka lawmakers to pick new president among PM, 2 rivals (opens Omaha World-Herald)

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    Sri Lanka’s prime minister and acting president Ranil Wickremesinghe faces two rivals in a parliamentary vote on who will succeed the ousted leader who fled the country last week. Wickremesinghe

  3. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Sri Lankan prime minister, 2 rivals vie in presidential race (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Sri Lanka's prime minister and acting president, Ranil Wickremesinghe, will face two rivals in a parliamentary vote Wednesday on who will succeed the ousted leader who fled the country last week amid huge protests triggered by its economic collapse.

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