PM Ranil Wickremesinghe

Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe took oath as the acting president of Sri Lanka, hours after the resignation of former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. On July 15, the Chief Justice of Sri Lanka Jayantha Jayasuria administered the oath of office to Wickremesinghe, who will be working as an acting President, until election of the new president, likely on July 20. Meanwhile, Gotabaya who resigned is in Singapore, amid protests.