Sri lanka s parliament has gathered to begin the process of choosing a new president. that new leader will replace gotabaya rajapaksa, who fled the country and resigned in the face of massive anti government protests. 0ur correspondent secunder kermani reports from the capital, colombo. tight security outside parliament this morning as politicians began the process of selecting a new president. this is the man it s most likely to be ranil wickremesinghe, currently acting leader. he s an old political face and has been the focus of protester anger. the president s office is still under the control of demonstrators, though they ve handed back other official buildings. a few metres away, the main protest camp, named the gota go home village a reference to the ousted president gotabaya rajapaksa, who they forced to resign and flee the country. but those here have always also
Secunder kermani reports from the capital, colombo. tight security outside parliament this morning as politicians began the process of selecting a new president. this is the man it s most likely to be ranil wickremesinghe, currently acting leader. he s an old political face and has been the focus of protester anger. the president s office is still under the control of demonstrators, though they ve handed back other official buildings. a few metres away, the main protest camp, named the gota go home village a reference to the ousted president gotabaya rajapaksa, who they forced to resign and flee the country. but those here have always also demanded ranil wickremesinghe, who looks likely to succeed
The cause of the crash is still being investigated. claudia redmond, bbc news. sri lanka s parliament has reconvened to begin the process of choosing a new president to replace gotabaya rajapaksa who fled the country and resigned in the face of massive anti government protests. 0ur correspondent secunder kermani reports from the capital colombo. tight security outside parliament this morning as politicians began the process of selecting a new president. this is the man it is most likely to be. ranil wickremesinghe, currently acting leader. he is an old politicalface and has been the focus of protester angen and has been the focus of protester anger. here there are demonstrators, though they have handed back other official buildings. if few metres away, the main protest camp, named a village, a reference to the ousted president gotabaya rajapaksa who they forced to resign and flee the country. but those here have always
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