Sri Lanka's parliament to elect new president on July 20

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Sri Lanka's parliament to elect new president on July 20

STORY: Sri Lanka's parliament to elect new president on July 20 DATELINE: July 12, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:18 LOCATION: Colombo CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): JAMILA HUSAIN, Xinhua reporter in Colombo 2. vehicles queuing for fuel in Colombo 3. people queuing for gas 4. people walking along seaside STORYLINE: Sri Lanka's speaker of parliament said political party leaders have decided to elect a new president on July 20 through a vote in parliament. STANDUP (English): JAMILA HUSAIN, Xinhua reporter in Colombo "Sri Lanka is in the midst of a severe economic crisis. Today, July 12th, thousands of people have lined up in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo to receive the gas and fuel shipments after shipments arrived a day before. On my right, you can see thousands of people who have queued up to receive their gasoline after months. And on my left, you can see thousands more who have queued up just to get some liters of petrol and diesel. Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who was sworn i

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