Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has been sworn in in as interim president on Friday until parliament Elected to succeed Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who Resigned after months of mass protests over Forced by the country’s economic collapse from office.
amplifier of Sri Lanka’s parliament said Rajapaksa has resigned as president from Thursday, and lawmakers will meet on Saturday to choose a president. new leader.
Their choice will serve out the rest of Rajapaksa term the end in 2024, House Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abiurdana said. The operation is expected to take place in seven days.
This person will likely appoint a new prime Minister who Then it must be approved by parliament. With Rajapaksa over, stress on Wickremesinghe . was rising.
Opponents considered his appointment as prime minister in May relieve stress on Rajapaksa to resign. He became acting president when Rajapaksa fled Sri Lanka on Wednesday.
he arrived in Singapore on Thursday and became his resignation official on That date. The prime minister’s office Wickremesinghe sworn in in Friday as interim president before Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya.
Sri Lanka has run short of money to pay for imports of basic Necessities such as food, fertilizer, medicine and fuel, to despondency of 22 million people. Economic fast decline was all more Shocking because, before this crisis, it was economy was expanding, with A growing, comfortable middle layer.
The protesters cooked and distributed milk rice – Sri Lankan food enjoy To celebrate victories – after Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s resignation. In the main protest site in In front of me of President office in colombo, people He welcomed the resignation but insisted on Wickremesinghe also should step aside.
“I am so glad Gotabaya has finally arrived left. he is should They quit earlier without causing much problemsVelawinatha Pillai, 73, retired bank employee said patriot songs It was ringing from the speakers.
but he added That “Ranil is supportive of Gotabaya and other Rajapaksas. He was helping them. he is also should go.”
protesters who occupied government Buildings retreated on Thursday, the fragile calm restored in The capital is Colombo. But with political opposition in Parliament has broken, and the solution to Sri Lanka’s many problems has not seemed any closer.
The nation seeks help from the International Monetary Fund and other creditors, but his finances are so poor that getting a bailout has been difficult, Wickremesinghe said recently.
Country remains powder barrel, and military She warned Thursday that she had the authority to respond in issue of Chaos – the message of some found Regarding.
Abiwardana promised a fast and transparent process for election new president.
“I ask honest and loving citizens of This country to create a peaceful atmosphere in In order to implement the proper parliamentary democratic process and empower all members of Parliament to participate in On Friday, he said, the meetings operate freely and conscientiously.”
Protesters accuse Rajapaksa and his comrades powerful Politician family of Suction money From government lockers for years and of Accelerate the country’s collapse through mismanagement economy. The family He denied the allegations of corruption, but Rajapaksa admitted that some of them of His policies contributed to the collapse of Sri Lanka.
Madoka Irochan, 26 years old, University student One protester said he was “happy” that Rajapaksa had resigned because he had “ruined dreams of The young generation.”
Months of The protests have reached their climax over The weekend when protesters stormed the president’s residence home And the office And Wickremesinghe’s official Accommodation. On Wednesday, they caught him office.
Pictures of Protesters inside buildings – loitering on Sofas and elegant beds, standing on the desks of officials and wandering in luxurious places – captured the world’s attention.
The protesters initially vowed to stay until a new government I was in placebut they turned tactics Thursday, it seems concerned This is an escalation in Violence can undermine their message in the aftermath of clashes outside Parliament that left Dozens wounded.
“It was the fear of a possible crack in The confidence they hold for The struggle, said Nowsley, the protest leader who pass one Noun. We have shown what power of The people It can do, but that doesn’t mean we have to occupy these places.”
The gate of the Republican Palace is closed after crowds Survey out said Vishaka Jayawar, a performance artist.
“taking over His place of residence was great Moment. I showed just how so much we wanted for him step down. and she also a great “Rest” she said to leave. “We were worried then people will act out Many were angry to see the luxury he was living in in when they were outside struggling to me buy milk for they children. “
Rajapaksa and his wife ran away in night aboard a military Plane early Wednesday. On Thursday, he went to Singapore, according to city- The State Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She said he did not ask for asylum.
Since Sri Lankan presidents are protected from arrest While in powerRajapaksa, most likely wanted to leave while he still had constitutional immunity and access to the plane.
The protests highlighted the dramatic downfall of Rajapaksa political clan that ruled Sri Lanka for bone of The past two decades.
a military The strategist who is brutal campaign Help finish 26-year Civil War, Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his brother who He was chief at the time, and was praised by the Sinhalese Buddhist majority on the island. Despite the accusations of Wartime atrocities, including ordering military Attacks on Tamil civilians and kidnapping of journalists, Rajapaksa remained popular among many Sri Lankans. He has consistently denied these allegations.
It was not immediately clear If Singapore would be Rajapaksa final But he had previously sought medical care there, including heart surgery.
