Articles for Prime Minister Wickremesinghe

Sri Lanka lawmakers to pick new president among PM, 2 rivals
2 years, 5 months ago

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

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — 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. Wickremesinghe, a six-time prime minister, is a seasoned politician with wide experience in diplomatic and international affairs …

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Sri Lanka latest updates: PM asks speaker to choose new leader
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lanka latest updates: PM asks speaker to choose new leader

Al Jazeera  

Ranil Wickremesinghe says new PM should be ‘acceptable to both the government and opposition’. 13 Jul 2022 - 07:30 GMT ‘Legal limbo’ as PM claims he is ‘acting president’ Al Jazeera’s Vaessen has reported “there is a legal limbo” in Sri Lanka as Prime Minister Wickremesinghe presents himself as acting president by declaring a state of emergency. As far as …

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Sri Lankan Cabinet to resign once all-party government is formed: PMO
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lankan Cabinet to resign once all-party government is formed: PMO

The Hindu  

The entire Sri Lankan Cabinet will resign and hand over their responsibilities to a new all-party interim government as soon as it is formed, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s office said on July 11, as the bankrupt island nation grappled with political and economic crises. Opposition parties on Sunday held talks and decided to form an all-party interim government after President …

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Dangerous situation will arise in Sri Lanka if Rajapaksa, Wickremesinghe don't quit immediately: Maithripala Sirisena
2 years, 5 months ago

Dangerous situation will arise in Sri Lanka if Rajapaksa, Wickremesinghe don't quit immediately: Maithripala Sirisena

Firstpost  

Former Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena said that the President and Prime Minister should be appointed with the agreement of the National Executive Council or Leadership Council and civil activists, academics and professionals Colombo: Former Sri Lankan President and chairman of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday said that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Wickremesinghe have …

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Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's whereabouts still unknown
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's whereabouts still unknown

The Hindu  

The anti-government protesters in Sri Lanka on July 10 continued to occupy the residences of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Wickremesinghe, a day after they stormed into the premises and set on fire one of the buildings protesting over the nation's severe economic crisis even as the island nation is still in the dark about the embattled President's whereabouts. …

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IMF closely monitoring situation in Sri Lanka; hopes for political crisis resolution to resume bailout deal talks
2 years, 5 months ago

IMF closely monitoring situation in Sri Lanka; hopes for political crisis resolution to resume bailout deal talks

The Hindu  

The IMF on July 10 said that it was closely monitoring the ongoing developments in Sri Lanka and hoped that the political crisis will be resolved soon to allow for the resumption of dialogue on an IMF-supported programme in the cash-starved country. Thousands of irate anti-government protesters in Sri Lanka on Saturday stormed into embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s official residence …

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Sri Lanka crisis: Opposition parties to meet today over formation of all-party government
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lanka crisis: Opposition parties to meet today over formation of all-party government

India TV News  

Sri Lanka crisis: A day after Sri Lanka PM Ranil Wickremesinghe said he would resign after an all-party government is formed, Sri Lanka's main Opposition parties are expected to hold a special meeting on Sunday to forge consensus on establishing an all-party government. The meeting of the main Opposition Samagi Jana Balavegaya and its constituent parties will be attended by …

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Embattled Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa defeats no-confidence motion
2 years, 7 months ago

Embattled Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa defeats no-confidence motion

India Today  

Embattled Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa-led government won two important victories in Parliament on Tuesday when its candidate for the slot of Deputy Speaker got elected while it convincingly defeated an Opposition move to hasten a debate on a censure motion that blamed him for the island nation's worst economic crisis. Hours earlier, the candidate from the ruling SLPP won …

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