Ranil Wickremesinghe elected crisis-hit Sri Lanka’s new president
Ranil Wickremesinghe will be sworn in as Sri Lanka’s president on Thursday.
A majority of legislators ignored widespread public opposition to support the six-time prime minister.
Wickremesinghe has urged the opposition leader to work with him to resolve the economic crisis. Al Jazeera's Minelle Fernandez reports from Colombo. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News
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