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Newshour: 09/07/2022 20:06 GMT: Sri Lanka: President Rajapaksa to resign after palace stormed

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09/07/2022 20:06 GMT

09/07/2022 20:06 GMT: Sri Lanka: President Rajapaksa to resign after palace stormed

BBC World Service - Newshour, Sri Lanka: President Rajapaksa to resign after palace stormed

His resignation follows months of protests over worsening economic crisis

The speaker of Sri Lanka's parliament has announced that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will step down next Wednesday. It follows a day of mass protests during which Mr Rajapaksa's residence was seized by demonstrators, and the prime minister's home was set on fire. 

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