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Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has agreed to resign after party leaders in Parliament demanded both he and the embattled president step down on the day protesters stormed the president's residence and office.
The homes of both officials were stormed by demonstrators in Colombo.
Sri Lanka's prime minister agreed to resign on Saturday after party leaders in Parliament demanded both he and the embattled president step down on the day protesters stormed the president's residence and office in a fury over a worsening economic crisis.
The announcement by the Sri Lankan parliament’s speaker came during a day of unrest which also saw the Prime Minister say he would resign.
The prime minister will resign when all parties have agreed on forming a new government.