Sri Lankan president appoints new prime minister

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Sri Lankan president appoints new prime minister

STORY: Sri Lankan president appoints new prime minister DATELINE: May 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:55 LOCATION: Colombo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the swearing-in ceremony 2. various of previous protests STORYLINE: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa appointed leader of the United National Party Ranil Wickremesinghe as the prime minister on Thursday. Wickremesinghe was sworn in as the prime minister by Gotabaya Rajapaksa in Colombo Thursday evening. Wickremesinghe had served as the prime minister. Mahinda Rajapaksa stepped down as the prime minister on Monday, following violent incidents reported between pro-government groups and anti-government protesters. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Colombo. (XHTV)

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