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It has been reported that Ranil Wickramasinghe will take over as the interim President after the resignation of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapakse today.
It is said that Ranil, who is about to resign as Prime Minister in the turbulent environment of Sri Lankan politics, will go to the President’s office and take charge from today.
A new presidential election will be held on the 20th after the resignation of Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
Then it will be known whether Ranil will continue as president. According to reports, Gotabaya Rajapakse has submitted his resignation letter on the 13th and the letter will be handed over to the Speaker today.