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Ahead of Gotabaya Rajapaksa's return to Sri Lanka, a rights group said the government should provide protection to the former president and his family. Rajapaksa had relinquished power after a series of violent protests amid an unprecedented economic crisis in the country.
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Sri Lanka's Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe won the Presidential election on Wednesday (Jul 20) after receiving 134 votes, amid the ongoing economic turmoil in the island nation. Ranil Wickremesinghe was elected as the new President following a vote in Sri Lankan Parliament.
In a major announcement, Sri Lanka's main opposition leader Sajith Premadasa on Tuesday withdrew his candidature for President of the island nation and said he is supporting rival candidate Dullas Alahapperuma for the top post.
Former Sri Lanka Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa's residence in the city of Kurunegala in the north western province was set on fire, merely hours after the leader tendered his resignation.
After clashes broke out in Galle Face area, Sri Lanka has imposed a police curfew within the Western Province of Colombo, the national capital of crisis struck Sri Lanka.
