Sri Lankan president resigns, PM sworn in as interim president

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Sri Lankan president resigns, PM sworn in as interim president

STORY: Sri Lankan president resigns, PM sworn in as interim president DATELINE: July 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:46 LOCATION: Colombo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): JAMILA HUSAIN, Xinhua reporter 2. various of press briefing of parliament speaker 3. various of swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as interim president STORYLINE SOUNDBITE (English): JAMILA HUSAIN, Xinhua reporter "I'm standing outside the Sri Lankan president's office. Gotabaya Rajapaksa is no longer the president of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Speaker of Parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena on Friday morning officially announced to the nation that Gotabaya Rajapaksa had resigned as the president of Sri Lanka, and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will now function as an interim president. The parliament will elect a new president within seven days after which a new government will come into place. Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena has urged for calm and has informed the citizens to allow a smooth transition

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