Ranil Wickremesinghe - Wikipedia
WebOn 20 July, he was elected as the 9th President of Sri Lanka by the Parliament of Sri Lanka in a secret ballot to serve the remainder of Rajapaksa's term, which was supposed to end in November 2024. He defeated his main rival, …
Sri Lanka: Ranil Wickremesinghe elected president by MPs - BBC
WebJul 20, 2022 · Reuters. Ranil Wickremesinghe was elected by parliament. Sri Lankan MPs have elected prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as the country's new president, despite his unpopularity with the...
Parliament of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia
WebIt consists of 225 members known as Members of Parliament (MPs). Members are elected by proportional representation for five-year terms, with universal suffrage . The President of Sri Lanka has the power to summon, suspend, prorogue, or terminate a legislative session and to dissolve the Parliament.
Sri Lanka: Ranil Wickremesinghe elected as President by parliament - CNN
WebJul 20, 2022 · Sri Lanka: Ranil Wickremesinghe elected as President by parliament | CNN. Sri Lankan Parliament elects Ranil Wickremesinghe as President, but some protesters vow to fight on....
President of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia
WebWebsite. president .gov .lk. Presidential Secretariat. The president of Sri Lanka ( Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා ජනාධිපති Śrī Laṃkā Janādhipathi; Tamil: இலங்கை சனாதிபதி Ilankai janātipati) is the head of state and head of government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.
Profile: Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sri Lanka’s new president
WebJul 21, 2022 · Colombo, Sri Lanka – Ranil Wickremesinghe has been elected Sri Lanka’s new president, less than a week after his predecessor Gotabaya Rajapaksa was forced to flee the country amid mass...
Ranil Wickremesinghe: Sri Lanka sees new president sworn into …
Web21 July 2022. By Frances Mao,BBC News. Reuters. Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as the new president of Sri Lanka by the Chief Justice in parliament. Sri Lanka's Ranil...
Sri Lanka updates: Protesters meet after Wickremesinghe victory ...
WebJul 20, 2022 · Sri Lanka’s parliamentarians have elected Ranil Wickremesinghe as the island nation’s eighth president. Legislators voted in a secret ballot on Wednesday on who would lead the country...
Ally of Ousted Sri Lanka President Is Chosen to Replace Him
WebJul 20, 2022 · COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The election of Ranil Wickremesinghe as president of Sri Lanka on Wednesday represented the triumph of establishment politics over a social movement calling for...
Parliament of Sri Lanka - Home
WebWeerasena Gamage was thus appointed to fill the vacancy created by the death of Hon. H. Nandasena, who was a Member of Parliament representing the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna from the Anuradhapura district. Born in 1945, Mr. Weerasena Gamage completed his education at Kekirawa Madhya Maha Vidyalaya. Starting his …
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