up to date!Sri Lanka will hold a special meeting of party leaders, and the president has officially announced his resignation

Author:Daily Economic News Time:2022.07.11

According to CCTV News on the 11th, according to the Sri Lankan Prime Minister's office, on the morning of July 11, local time, President Gotapa Rajapaka had notified the Prime Minister to officially announce his resignation. At the same time, according to local media reports, Sri Lanka will hold a special meeting of party leaders on July 11 to discuss issues such as the appointment of the new president and the establishment of the new government. The meeting will be chaired by Speaker Abvadner.

According to the Sri Lanka media on July 10 local time, many ministers and other ministers such as Sri Lanka Investment Promotion and Minister of Agriculture have successively announced their resignation.

On the afternoon of July 9, local time, Sri Lanka Prime Minister Victormazhima called for emergency meetings of party leaders. On the same day, a large number of demonstrators rushed into the residence of the presidential official, and it was reported that Sri Lanka President Gotapaa Rajapaksa had left the capital Colombo.

On July 10, 2022 local time, a large number of protesters poured into the presidential residence. Picture source: Visual China

On the evening of July 9, local time, Sri Lanka Prime Minister Renier Victor Minda issued a special statement saying that the country could not continue without the government. Before the government stepped down, a new government needs to be established.

After the demonstrators occupied the presidential residence, the presidential office area and the Prime Minister's palace on the afternoon of July 9, the situation in the Sri Lanka capital was still tight, and the people outside the country continued to enter Colombo. Military police have given up the use of water cannons and gas, without reports of further casualties.