earlier this month, his offices were temporarily taken over by angry protesters who forced the previous president to flee. demonstrations have continued, but now, they re far smaller. protesters have said they would never accept ranil as president. there is clearly still a lot of anger, but so far, no sign of the kind of mass protests we ve seen in recent weeks. 0bviously, people are burnt out after four months of continuous protests, and election should happen as soon as possible once the reliefs are given to the people. the new president faces major challenges. petrol queues stretch for miles. sri lanka is basically bankrupt, unable to afford enough fuel whilst food prices are soaring. translation: my children ask for milk in the morning, -
new president is not a popular man. there was heavy security outside parliament as politicians assembled to select a new leader. ranil wickremesinghe is a veteran political figure. now he ll be leading a country struggling with its worst ever economic crisis. earlier this month, his offices were temporarily taken over by angry protesters who forced the previous president to flee. demonstrations have continued, but now, they re far smaller. protesters have said they would never accept ranil as president. there is clearly still a lot of anger, but so far, no sign of the kind of mass protests we ve seen in recent weeks. obviously, people are burnt out after four months of continuous protests, and election should happen as soon as possible once the reliefs are given to the people. the new president faces major challenges. petrol queues stretch for miles. sri lanka is basically bankrupt, unable to afford enough fuel whilst food prices are soaring. translation: my children ask for milk in th
protests we ve seen in recent weeks. obviously, people are burnt out after four months of continuous protests, and election should happen as soon as possible once the reliefs are given to the people. the new president faces major challenges. petrol queues stretch for miles. sri lanka is basically bankrupt, unable to afford enough fuel whilst food prices are soaring. translation: my children ask for milk in the morning, i but i can t afford it. our electricity has been cut off because we can t pay the bill. with cooking gas too hard to find or too expensive, it s become common to see bundles of firewood for sale. this dressmaker now has to cook for her two grandchildren on a makeshift stove outside.
of anger, but so far, no sign of the kind of mass protests we ve seen in recent weeks. 0bviously, people are burnt out after four months of continuous protests, and election should happen as soon as possible once the reliefs are given to the people. the new president faces major challenges. petrol queues stretch for miles. sri lanka is basically bankrupt, unable to afford enough fuel whilst food prices are soaring. translation: my children ask for milk in the morning, - but i can t afford it. 0ur electricity has been cut off because we can t pay the bill. with cooking gas too hard to find or too expensive, it s become common to see bundles of firewood for sale. this dressmaker now has to cook for her two grandchildren
after four months of continuous protests, and election should happen as soon as possible once they are given to the people. the reliefs are given to the people. the new president faces major challenges. petrol queues stretch for miles. sri lanka is basically bankrupt, unable to afford enough fuel whilst food prices are soaring. translation: my children ask for milk in the morning, - but i can t afford it. 0ur electricity has been cut off because we can t pay the bill. with cooking gas too hard to find or too expensive, it s become common to see bundles of firewood for sale. this dressmaker now has to cook for her two grandchildren on a makeshift stove outside. translation: i m not a person who has spent her life -