The election of Wickremesinghe in Sri Lanka opens the door to citizen protests because part of the population does not want him in power. He would be in the presidency until 2024, the year in which the mandate of the outgoing Gotabaya Rajapaska ended.
This Wednesday, July 20, the Sri Lankan parliament elected the current prime minister and interim president, Ranil Wickremesinghe, as president until 2024 to complete the term of Gotabaya Rajapaska, who fled the country after severe protests against him and resigned via email. in charge from Singapore.
According to figures from the Sri Lankan Legislature, Wickremesinghe received 134 votes of support versus 82 for his main rival, Dullas Alahapperuma -from the same political camp as the prime minister and former Minister of Education- and only three for the representative of the left, Anura Dissanayake.
The election of the president of Sri Lanka was done secretly from the 225 parliamentarians.
“Our country is in an economic crisis and we have to introduce a new program. I especially ask Dullas and Anura Dissanayake,” Wickremesinghe said in Parliament after the results of the vote were announced.
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He told politicians that divisions must be put aside and fight for a joint destiny for the country.
However, a sector of society criticizes Wickremesinghe for having been elected president of that country, since since the protests began more than three months ago, they have also called for his resignation.
In fact, he had resigned once Rajapaska left the country. However, he was called upon by Parliament to maintain control of Sri Lanka until elections were called. The consolidation of Ranil Wickremesinghe opens the doors for the protests to continue in Colombo, the capital, and in other states of the country.
“The whole country did not want Ranil to be elected, because he is a person who has been rejected. He did not get to Parliament thanks to the vote of the Sri Lankans, but because Gotabaya Rajapaksa wanted to give him a chance, “explained EFE Raffles Mohamed Farook, one of the protesters from the Galle park camp in Colombo, the epicenter of the protests.
With information from D.W. / France 24 / Swiss Info /
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