Sri Lankan lawmakers chose six-time Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as president on Wednesday to succeed the ousted leader who fled the country.
Protesters demand new voices, but International Monetary Fund wants stability as it considers bailoutSri Lanka chooses new leader with risks of reigniting political turmoilSix-time Prime
Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was chosen as the president by Sri Lankan lawmakers to succeed the ousted leader. But he is unpopular among voters who view him as a holdover from the previous government.
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