Sri Lanka crisis: Nation awaits president’s resignation
Aljazeera LIVE says President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had repeatedly assured the speaker of parliament that he would step down on Wednesday, but his resignation letter had not arrived as of early Thursday, said an aide to Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena.
Rajapaksa’s decision on Wednesday to make his ally, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, the acting president, triggered more protests, with demonstrators storming the premier’s office demanding that he quit, too.
The Sri Lankan opposition is planning to move a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe in parliament.
Hundreds of demonstrators continue to occupy the premier’s office demanding he quit, along with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
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