Colombo, Sri Lanka-Ranil WickremesingheA political stalwart and six-time prime minister, Sri Lanka was elected President of Sri Lanka by parliament on Wednesday as the country looks to chart its exit. economic and social turmoil,
But Mr Wickremesinghe is widely unpopular among the Sri Lankan protest movement, who see him closely associated with the former president. Gotabaya Rajapaksawhom he had struggled to evict for months.