Acting President and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe calls on parliament speaker to nominate a new PM “acceptable to both the government and opposition”.
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, 73, left for the Maldives hours before he was expected to resign amid widespread protests over his handling of a devastating economic crisis.
PM Wickremesinghe has declared a state of emergency across the island nation, with the parliament speaker saying Wickremesinghe has been appointed acting president by Rajapaksa.
Protesters also continue to occupy the official residences of the president and the prime minister after both buildings were stormed on Saturday.
Sri Lanka is facing a severe shortage of fuel and other essential supplies and is seeking a bailout from the International Monetary Fund.
Source: ajazeera.com