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Sri Lankan Parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena said President Gotabaya Rajapaksa informed her that he will resign on July 13.
The announcement came after a request by the speaker of the parliament, who demanded the resignation of the president after a meeting of the party leaders.
Even the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickremesintha, also said that he too is ready to resign, according to CNN.
He tweeted on Saturday that he accepted the party leaders’ recommendation to resign.
“To ensure the continuity of the government including the safety of all citizens, I accept the recommendation of the party leaders today, to pave the way for an all-party government”Wickremesinghe tweeted.
“To facilitate this, I will resign as prime minister“, he said.
Wickremesinghe has not yet submitted his resignation letter to the president.
Under Sri Lanka’s constitution, if Wickremesinghe and Rajapaksa resign, the speaker of parliament will serve as acting president for a maximum of 30 days. Meanwhile, the parliament will elect a new president within 30 days from one of its members, who will hold office for the remaining two years of the current term.
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