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epa10081549 Supporters of acting president Ranil Wickramasinghe light firecrackers in a street to celebrate his victory after he was elected as the President, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 20 July 2022. The Sri Lankan parliament elect Ranil Wickramasinghe as the new President of Sri Lanka on 20 July, after accepting the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa who fled to Singapore through the Maldives following months of anti-government protests fueled by the ongoing economic crisis. Protests have been rocking the country for over four months as Sri Lanka faces its worst-ever economic crisis in decades due to the lack of foreign reserves, resulting in severe shortages in food, fuel, medicine, and imported goods. EPA/CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE