Sri Lanka’s acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday was elected the country’s new president, as the country has been grappling with its worst financial crisis.
The secretary-general of the parliament announced that Wickremesinghe, winning 134 votes in the 225-member parliament, has been elected the succeeding president.
Earlier on Wednesday morning, the parliament voted to elect a new president.
A total of 219 votes were found valid. While four votes were found invalid, two lawmakers abstained from Wednesday’s voting.
Three candidates were in the race to become the next president.
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