Ranil wins the presidential vote

Sri Lanka's Ranil Wickremesinghe

Sri Lanka's new President - Ranil Wickremesinghe Source: AAP

Sri Lanka's acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe won the Presidential election held in Parliament a short while ago.

Ranil Wickremesinghe obtained 134 votes while Dullas Alahapperume obtained 82 votes and Anura Kumara Dissanayake obtained 3 votes.


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By Madhura Seneviratne

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