成人快手

Sri Lanka has a new president. Mr Wickremesinghe, who was the country's prime minister, faces the task of leading the country out of its economic collapse and restoring order after months of mass protests.

He roundly defeated his main rival for the job, Dullus Alahapperuma, with 134 votes to 82 in a parliamentary vote.

Sri Lanka's ex-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country last week.

Bhavani Fonseka is a human rights lawyer, activist and Senior Researcher at the Center for Policy Alternatives in Colombo. She says she is surprised by the number of votes Prime Minister Wickremesinghe received while popular protests continue against the country's leadership. Some see him as having given a "lifeline" to the Rajapaksa's influence when he took up the role of prime minister but nonetheless hope he can return economic stability to the country.

(Image: Ranil Wickremesinghe who has been elected as the Eighth Executive President under the Constitution arrives at a Buddhist temple Credit: Reuters)

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