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Protesters demand official resignations before they'll leave leaders' residences

SRI LANKA CRISIS PROTEST

Protesters in the President's palace in Colombo, Sri Lanka Source: AAP / CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE/EPA

Opposition political parties are meeting to agree on a new government but protestors says they will not leave until the president and prime minister have officially resigned.


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By Essam Al-Ghalib

Source: SBS News


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Opposition political parties are meeting to agree on a new government but protestors says they will not leave until the president and prime minister have officially resigned.



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