Earlier, the country's prime minister was sworn in as interim President
Earlier, the country's prime minister was sworn in as interim President
Parliament will vote on new president this Wednesday
Elections to be held on July 20 following resignation of Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Hopeful for elections but reality may be grimmer, say residents
Both ex-officials are from the influential Rajapaksa family
Ranil Wickremesinghe has been sworn in as Sri Lanka's acting president
From this point, we will move to constitutionally appoint a new president, he says
He fled a day earlier under pressure from protesters enraged by the island nation’s economic collapse
Winning candidate has to secure majority within parliament, and also gain confidence of hundreds of citizens
Gotabaya Rajapaksa ousted by unrest over economic meltdown