Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as Acting President of Sri Lanka

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s interim President on Friday until Parliament elects a successor to Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Wickremesinghe, 73, took his oath of office before chief justice Jayantha Jayasuriya, Wickremesinghe’s office said in a statement. Sri Lanka’s new president will be elected through Parliament next week, Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena […]