Sri Lankan lawmakers chose six-time Prime Minister Wickremesinghe as president Wednesday, defying the risk the vote would re-ignite turmoil among a public outraged by the South Asian country's dire economic, humanitarian and political crisis.
Sri Lanka Crisis: Ranil Wickremesinghe Takes Over As President Of Conflict-ridden Nation
Sri Lankan lawmakers chose six-time Prime Minister Wickremesinghe as president Wednesday, defying the risk the vote would re-ignite turmoil among a public outraged by the South Asian country's dire economic, humanitarian and political crisis.
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