Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to resign hours after protests
Sri Lanka's president and prime minister agreed to resign Saturday after the country's most chaotic day in months of political turmoil.
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Sri Lanka's president and prime minister agreed to resign Saturday after the country's most chaotic day in months of political turmoil.
The homes of both officials were stormed by demonstrators in Colombo.
The homes of both officials were stormed by demonstrators in Colombo.
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.
Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena said in a televised statement that he informed Rajapaksa that parliamentary leaders had met and decided to request he leave office, and the president agreed.