Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe confirmed on Saturday that he would resign.
“To ensure the continuation of the Government including the safety of all citizens, I accept the best recommendation of the Party Leaders today to make way for an All-Party Government,” he wrote on Twitter. “To facilitate this I will resign as prime minister.”.
Wickremesinghe announced his decision after a meeting of the leaders of political parties chaired by Speaker of the Sri Lankan Parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena.
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