Ranil Wickremesinghe: The six-time Sri Lankan PM who became president - BBC
Jul 20, 2022 · Ranil Wickremesinghe has been promoted from being Sri Lanka's prime minister to its new president within a matter of days. He now has the job he has long coveted - but the challenges he...
Ranil Wickremesinghe bids an emotional farewell to Lanka …
Colombo, President Ranil Wickremesinghe who lost Sri Lanka's presidential election on Sunday bid an emotional farewell to his 26 months job as the island nation's president and handed...
Sri Lanka’s newly elected president is sworn into office - NBC News
Jul 21, 2022 · Veteran politician Ranil Wickremesinghe, seen as an ally of his ousted predecessor, is taking charge of a nation bitterly angry he will remain in power amid an economic crisis.
Sri Lanka: Ranil Wickremesinghe elected president by MPs - BBC
Sri Lankan MPs have elected prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as the country's new president, despite his unpopularity with the public. Mr Wickremesinghe faces the task of leading the...
Wickremesinghe chosen Sri Lanka PM in effort to quell crisis
May 12, 2022 · Five-time former Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has been reappointed in an effort to bring stability to the island nation that's engulfed in a political and economic crisis.
Sri Lanka: Ranil Wickremesinghe elected as President by parliament - CNN
Jul 20, 2022 · Sri Lankan lawmakers on Wednesday elected former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as President of the crisis-hit South Asian country, in a move likely to anger protesters who have been...
Wickremesinghe, a wily political survivor, elected Sri Lanka's ...
COLOMBO, July 20 (Reuters) - Ranil Wickremesinghe, a lawyer who served as Sri Lanka's prime minister a record six times, has finally made it to the top job, securing the presidency after...
Ranil Wickremesinghe becomes interim president of Sri Lanka - NBC News
Jul 15, 2022 · COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Sri Lanka ’s interim president Friday until Parliament elects a successor to Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who resigned after mass...
Ranil Wickremesinghe: Sri Lanka sees new president sworn into office - BBC
Jul 21, 2022 · Sri Lanka's Ranil Wickremesinghe has been sworn in as president, amid hopes that he will pull the country out of its economic suffering. The 73-year-old took his oath at the...
Ranil Wickremesinghe: Sri Lanka sees new president sworn into …
Jul 21, 2022 · Sri Lanka's Ranil Wickremesinghe has been sworn in as president, amid hopes that he will pull the country out of its economic suffering. The 73-year-old took his oath at the tightly-guarded...