Sri Lanka PM’s office confirms president to resign after protests; Opposition to form all-party govt
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11 July, 2022 11:31 am IST
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Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has informed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe that he will resign, the prime minister's office said on Monday, after tens of thousands of protesters stormed the official residences of both men.
Sri Lanka's main opposition parties have agreed to form an all-party interim government after the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Opposition parties held talks to seek ways to steer the country forward in the current unprecedented economic crisis after Rajapaksa's resignation.
President Rajapaksa informed Parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena on Saturday that he will resign on Wednesday after the country's opposition parties demanded his resignation. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has also offered to resign.
Lakhs of people descended on the capital Colombo, calling for Rajapaksa to resign after months of protests over economic mismanagement. National Public Broadcaster AIR reported that Rajapaksa will step down on 13 July and PM Wickremesinghe has also agreed to resign.
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 no moral right to remain in power and warned that "a very dangerous situation" will arise if they don't quit immediately.
In the meantime, India on Sunday said that it “stands with the people of Sri Lanka” as they seek to realise their aspirations for prosperity and progress through “democratic means and values, established institutions and constitutional framework.”
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