Ranil Wickremesinghe

Ranil Wickremesinghe is sworn in as new president of Sri Lanka by Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya at the parliament, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka July 21, 2022. Sri Lankan President's Office via REUTERS
Sri Lanka Crisis

Sri Lanka president expected to keep finance portfolio

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe leaves after a news conference in Colombo, Sri Lanka February 16, 2018. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte/Files
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Sri Lanka swears in new president amid worst economic crisis in decades

FILE PHOTO: Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe gestures as he speaks during an interview with Reuters at his office in Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 24, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo
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President Ranil faces uphill task in Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe leaves after a news conference in Colombo, Sri Lanka February 16, 2018. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte/Files
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Wickremesinghe, a wily political survivor, elected Sri Lanka's president

Protestors shout slogans during a protest demanding the resignation of Sri Lanka's acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe, in Colombo, Sri Lanka July 19, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
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Sri Lanka could tip back to chaos if six-time PM voted president

File photo of Ranil Wickremesinghe. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte/Files
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Sri Lanka's Wickremesinghe to face low-key lawmaker in tight race for president

A demonstrator holding the Sri Lankan national flag is silhouetted during the protest against Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, near the Presidential Secretariat, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 15, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar/File Photo
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Three-way fight for Sri Lanka presidency: Parliament

Ranil Wickremesinghe, newly appointed prime minister, arrives at a Buddhist temple after his swearing-in ceremony amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 12, 2022. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte/File Photo
Sri Lanka Crisis

Sri Lanka's Wickremesinghe says Rajapaksa govt covered up facts: CNN

FILE PHOTO: Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe gestures as he speaks during an interview with Reuters at his office in Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 24, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo
Sri Lanka Crisis

Much needs to be done to prevent falling down: Ranil Wickremesinghe

FILE PHOTO: Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe gestures as he speaks during an interview with Reuters at his office in Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 24, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo
South Asia

Sri Lanka ruling party nominates Wickremesinghe for president

PM Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as interim President of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Crisis

PM Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as interim President of Sri Lanka

Ranil Wickremesinghe. Photo: Reuters
Sri Lanka Crisis

Sri Lanka acting president asks parliamentary speaker to nominate new prime minister

In this photograph provided by the Sri Lankan President's Office, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, right, greets prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe during the latter's oath taking ceremony as the new finance minister in Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 25, 2022. Both men Saturday said they would resign, after the country’s most chaotic day in months of political turmoil, with protesters storming both officials’ homes and setting fire to one of the buildings in a rage over the nation’s severe economic crisis. (Sri Lankan President's Office via AP)
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Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe takes over as acting president: Report