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  • 11 Jul 2022 18:05
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Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena reveals that the parliament will vote to elect a new president on July 20.

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  • Sri Lanka's parliament to elect new president on July 20.
    Sri Lanka's parliament to elect a new president on July 20

Sri Lanka's parliament will reconvene on July 15 and a new president will be elected on July 20, the parliamentary speaker said on Monday, as President Gotabaya Rajapaksa plans to resign on Wednesday amid a devastating economic crisis.

"Nominations for the next president will be presented to parliament on 19 July. On 20 July parliament will vote to elect a new president," Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena said in a statement.

"During the party leaders' meeting held today, it was agreed that this was essential to ensure a new all-party government is in place in accordance with the Constitution and to take forward essential services."

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