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He has been elected against will of Sri Lankans, say protesters; demand President Ranil Wickremesinghe's resignation
•Ranil Wickremesinghe secured 134 votes in the 225-member House while his nearest rival and dissident ruling party leader Dullas Alahapperuma got 82. He will take the oath of office on Thursday
WATCH: Unhappy Sri Lankans protest, raise slogans after Ranil Wickremesinghe elected as new president
Fp Staff •A tough road lies ahead of Ranil Wickremesinghe as Sri Lanka continues to be crippled by the economic crisis. More demonstrations are expected by people who have been facing acute shortage of fuel, food, and medicines
Sri Lanka: Backed by Rajapaksas' party, six-time PM Ranil Wickremesinghe becomes president
Fp Staff •Wickremesinghe who has been serving as the acting president polled 134 votes in a three-cornered parliamentary vote, with his main opponent Dullas Alahapperuma getting 82 and leftist Anura Dissanayake just three votes
Sri Lanka: For first time in over four decades, parliament to directly elect new President in three-way contest
•Ranil Wickremesinghe, rebel leader of ruling party Dullas Alahapperuma and leftist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake are the three candidates for 20 July Sri Lanka presidential election to pick the successor to Gotabaya Rajapaksa
When palaces and presidential houses have been stormed by protesters during crisis
•Protesters splashing in the pool and roaming around inside the luxurious Sri Lankan presidential palace joins a long list of royal and presidential residences occupied by protesters during political revolts and revolutions
Explained: How Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s escape has put Maldives in an awkward position
Fp Explainers •Sri Lankans and locals alike staged protests and held banners demanding that Gotabaya Rajapaksa not be provided haven in the Maldives. Opposition parties too criticised the government's decision to allow the embattled Sri Lankan leader in the country
Sri Lanka crisis: How Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to Maldives with help of former President Mohamed Nasheed
Fp Staff •The Maldivian government said that Gotabaya Rajapaksa is still the Sri Lankan president and since he hasn't resigned, and wanted to travel to the Maldives, it could not be denied
Sri Lanka declares state of emergency after protests erupt over President Gotabaya's escape to Maldives
Fp Staff •Fresh protests broke out in Colombo after Sri Lanka's embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to Maldives
Sri Lanka crisis: President Rajapaksa to resign on 13 July, IMF says 'closely monitoring' developments; 10 updates
Fp Staff •Parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena would become the acting President of Sri Lanka in the absence of both President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesingh
Sri Lanka economic crisis: Will not be able to repay debts for six more months, says Central Bank governor
•Central Bank of Sri Lanka Governor Nandalal Weerasinghe said there will be no debt servicing until the country was able to restructure its $51-billion external debt