Sri Lanka acting president asks parliamentary speaker to nominate new prime minister
Ranil Wickremesinghe. Photo: Reuters
Sri Lanka's acting president and prime minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, has asked the speaker of parliament to nominate a new prime minister, his media team said on Wednesday after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country.
"Acting President and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has informed Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena to nominate a prime minister who is acceptable to both the government and opposition," the team said in a statement.
Protesters, angered by a severe economic crisis, have sought the ousting of both Rajapaksa and Wickremesinghe.
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President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has authorised the prime minister to carry out presidential duties after the president fled to the Maldives amid protests on Wednesday.
