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Transcripts for BBCNEWS BBC News 20240604 09:29:00

Imposed? constitutionally, the president can be got rid of- imposed? constitutionally, the president can be got rid of by l imposed? constitutionally, the l president can be got rid of by his act of resignation or by impeachment. now, gota rajapaksa has to send a formal letter of resignation to the speaker before the speaker can act. constitutionally, it is the prime minister who then takes over as acting president for a period of 30 days, in which parliament must elect one of its own to complete the unexpired term. if there is no prime minister at that point, then the speaker acts as the acting president, and that process follows. so, what do you make of ranil wickremesinghe s appointment as acting president? is that the right way forward? although one wonders how much governing anyone can do in the circumstances at the moment? absolutely. what we require is that formal letter of resignation from gota rajapaksa, so that parliament can get into the act of electing a new president, and ....

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Transcripts for BBCNEWS BBC News 20240604 13:27:00

A historic moment for many sri lankans. they want to cherish it and capture it. thousands have been coming to see the office of president gota rajapaksa that was stormed by huge crowds on saturday. a culmination of months long process against the president, accusing him of mismanaging the economy. sri lanka is bankrupt. it is struggling to import essential items. the situation is so bad. we are here to throw away this bad politics. so, i am happy to stay here today. why did you come here, to see this place? we have to stay together in the situation. so, that s why i m here. kilometre long queues outside a petrol station are a common sight. without fuel, the economy has come to a standstill. public transport, severely disrupted. ....

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Transcripts for BBCNEWS BBC News 20240604 13:29:00

Comes in by popular vote, through an election, will help even more, i think, in converting the goodwill of the international community to support sri lanka in the way forward. sri lanka is a classic case of a country that was living beyond its means. the protesters say, at least for now, they have achieved what they wanted by removing mr rajapaksa from power. but they are also aware economic misery will not be solved any time soon. anbarasan ethirajan, bbc news, colombo. the hot weather will continue for the rest of the week. temperatures are forecast to reach up to 33 celsius today in southern england with a heat health alert being issued in some parts of the uk. scotland and northern ireland had their hottest days of the year so far on sunday. the met offce has issued a level 3 alert for southern england and the east midlands. people are being advised to stay indoors during the middle of the day, drink plenty of fluids ....

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