Ranil Wickremesinghe elected as Sri Lanka's new President
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Published: Jul 20, 2022, 24:40 IST | Updated: Jul 20, 2022, 24:40 IST
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Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe was on Wednesday elected as Sri Lanka’s new President by Parliament. The new President will have a mandate to serve out the rest of Rajapaksa’s term, which ends in November 2024.
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