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Ranil Wickremesinghe, who took office as prime minister for the sixth time in May and has been appointed acting president, is among the aspirants for the top job, two political sources said.
......Sajith Premadasa, 55, leader of the main opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) party, is another contender in the fray. But with only around 50 lawmakers in parliament, he will need to build bi-partisan support to stand a chance.
Premadasa studied at the London School of Economics .....
FORMER JOURNALIST
The third frontrunner and potential dark horse is Dullas Alahapperuma, a senior lawmaker from the SLPP who had gained traction among a section of his party colleagues.
The ruling party has about 117 votes that could be used to field a candidate like the 63-year-old former journalist
originally posted by: burntheships
a reply to: everyone
Well, Presidente has finally resigned by email!
He fled to Singapore...Oh boy here we go.
www.reuters.com...
originally posted by: burntheships
A state of emergency has been declared, and the police are now
in control. Tear gas and water cannons....