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Sri Lanka's prime minister resigns The crowd burned down the house The president flees
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasingha announced his resignation, but the masses continued to burn down houses. ContinuingSLOTXOfrom the invasion of the presidential palace, 34 people were injured, 2 were seriously ill, while the president of Rajapaksa also resigned. But it will be official on July 13.
On July 9, 2022, the AP news agency reported that Mr. Ranil Wikramasingha, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka notified his intention to resign from the position of Prime Minister After the leaders of each party in the parliament urged him and President Kotabaya Rajapaksa to step down. Thousands of protesters stormed the presidential residence. and adjacent offices
“Today our country is facing an energy crisis, food is scarce, we have the World Food Program Leader here now. And we will still have to negotiate with the IMF. Therefore, when this government is gone There should be a new government coming in,” said Mr. Wikramasingha.
However, even the Prime Minister Announcing his resignation, but later, the masses burned down the house of Mr. Wikramasingha. It is unclear whether Mr Vikramasingha is at home or not.
On the other hand, Mr. Ratchapaksa disappeared from the presidential residence. while the masses erupted in the biggest protest Tens of thousands of people broke through the barricades of the police, who had tried to intervene, but could not eat, broke into the shelter. to vent anger because most people believe The country's crisis came to this point because of the mismanagement of the government made among the Rajapaksa family.
Masses gather in front of the Presidential Palace (AP Photo/Thilina Kaluthotage)
Video footage, which was streamed live on Facebook, showed hundreds of protesters storming inside and outside the fortified home. Some people take a dip and swim in the pool. of the president having fun while many more people stood outside.
Defense sources said. The moment the masses storm the presidential residence. A security guard, Mr. Rajapaksa fled. and tried to flee the country Some of the news reports pointed to the airport. and another stream states that to the port
Meanwhile, opposition MP Raff Hakeem tweeted pictures and messages via Twitter, pointing out that The leaders of each party met to discuss. before asking the royal and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe resigned. and said It was unanimous that the President of Congress should assume the interim president and work to form an interim government.
Later in the evening on July 9, Mr. Mahinda Yapa Abevardena, Speaker of the National Assembly, issued a television news report to the people that Mr Rajapaksa agrees to resign as president on Wednesday, July 13.
Mr Rajapaksa fulfilled the request of politicians from various parties to resign. But please stay until Wednesday, July 13, just handing over various obligations and there is a need to deliver powers peacefully.
34 injured, 2 seriously
security guard of the President's Office They tried to stop protesters pushing over fences to run across lawns and inside colonial buildings. At least 34 people, including two police officers, were injured in the clashes, with two seriously injured and in critical condition.
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