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Miriam Burrell

Sri Lanka: Prime minister and president resign after protesters spark chaos in capital

Sri Lanka’s president Gotabaya Rajapaksa has agreed to step down following chaotic protests in the country.

Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena, in a video statement, said that Mr Rajapaksa has informed him that he would step down from his post on Wednesday.

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