Sri lanka News – Ranil Wickremesinghe was swron is as the President of Sri Lanka Lanka at the Parliament complex in the presence of Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya, his office said.
Wickremesinghe is the eight executive President of Sri Lanka.
He was elected by 134 legislators of the 225 member assembly after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa resigned amid protests triggered by severe monetary instability from two years of money printing.
Sri Lanka’s 12-month inflation topped 50 percent and the rupee had collapsed from 200 to 360 in the second quarter of 2022.