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Ranil Wickremesinghe takes oath as President of Sri Lanka

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Ranil Wickremesinghe took oath because the ninth President of Sri Lanka on Thursday, July 21.

Ranil Wickremesinghe took oath because the ninth President of Sri Lanka. (Photo: ANI)

Ranil Wickremesinghe took oath because the President of Sri Lanka on Thursday, July 21. Ranil Wickremesinghe grew to become Sri Lanka’s ninth President after profitable the Presidential ballot on Wednesday, July 20. He raked in 134 votes.

#WATCH Ranil Wickremesinghe takes oath because the President of Sri Lanka pic.twitter.com/xo0txXR0ct

— ANI (@ANI) July 21, 2022

Ranil Wickremesinghe assumed the President’s chair amid huge protests towards him. Earlier, his non-public residence was set on hearth and his official residence, when he was the Prime Minister, was stormed by protesters, who demanded that he step down.

Right after profitable the election on Wednesday, he addressed the speaker and sought permission from the Speaker to take oath exterior 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.

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