Sri Lanka PM Wickremesinghe sworn in as acting president
Friday, 15 July 2022
Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as the country's acting president on Friday, a government official said.
Wickremesinghe had already taken on the role after former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country on Wednesday following months of anti-government protests.
Wickremesinghe said that he would follow constitutional process and establish law and order in the country.
He asked lawmakers to work towards a consensus to establish an all-party government in the crisis-ridden country, reports Reuters.