Sri Lanka: Parliament Speaker accepts President Rajapaksa’s resignation; new President to be elected within seven days

In Sri Lanka, Parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena has said that Parliament will meet tomorrow as President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s resignation was accepted today. He said, it was expected to elect a new President through Parliament within seven days in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution.

The Speaker also said, in terms of the Constitution, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will function in the capacity of the acting President overseeing functions, duties, and powers of the office of the President until the procedure of electing the new President is over.