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Newsday: 20/07/2022 04:06 GMT : Sri Lanka’s Parliament to vote for new president

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20/07/2022 04:06 GMT : Sri Lanka’s Parliament to vote for new president

Sri Lanka’s Parliament to vote for new president

BBC World Service - Newsday, Sri Lanka’s Parliament to vote for new president

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Sri Lankan parliamentarians are voting to elect a new president to replace Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the country after months of protests sparked by a crippling economic crisis.

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