Ranil Wickremesinghe grew to become Sri Lanka’s ninth President after successful the Presidential ballot on Wednesday, July 20. He polled 134 votes.
Sri Lanka’s new President Ranil Wickremesinghe (File photograph: AFP)
Ranil Wickremesinghe grew to become Sri Lanka’s ninth President after successful the Presidential ballot on Wednesday, July 20. He raked in 134 votes.
Ranil Wickremesinghe assumes the President’s chair amid large protests towards him. Earlier, his non-public residence was set on fireplace and his official residence, when he was the Prime Minister, was stormed by protesters, who demanded that he step down.
Right after successful the election on Wednesday, he addressed the speaker and sought permission from the Speaker to take oath outdoors the Parliament chamber throughout the Parliament advanced. He assured the Opposition that he would work with all events to bail Sri Lanka out of the unprecedented financial disaster.
CHALLENGES RANIL WICKREMESINGHE FACESOVERCOME ANTI-INCUMBENCY
The first main problem for Ranil Wickremesinghe could be to quell protests and overcome the anti-incumbency among the many public. Ever because the agitation in Sri Lanka started, the protesters have been continually demanding his resignation first because the Prime Minister after which because the performing President, after he was handpicked by his predecessor for the publish.
The protesters see him as somebody near the earlier dispensation and maintain him accountable as effectively for the present financial disaster. His ascent to the President’s publish may spur the protesters to accentuate protests.
SECURE BAILOUT PACKAGE FOR SRI LANKA
Sri Lanka’s exterior debt quantities to a staggering quantity of practically $51 billion. Wickremesinghe’s first activity in workplace could be to persuade the International Monetary Fund to supply a bailout package deal. But the duty wouldn’t be straightforward because the IMF has stated that Sri Lanka must work much more on its debt restructuring and implement anti-corruption measures earlier than such a package deal is finalised.
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