Sri Lanka’s president Gotabaya Rajapaksa officially resigns

Ranil Wickremesinghe to serve until MPs vote for new leader next week after months of protests over economic crisis

Sri Lanka’s prime minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, has been sworn in as the country’s interim president after Gotabaya Rajapaksa officially resigned on Friday morning following months of protests.

Rajapaksa’s resignation came after a dramatic week in which the beleaguered leader fled the country under the cover of darkness, after his presidential palace and offices were stormed by protesters last weekend.

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