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‘People were expecting a better solution’: Sri Lankans disappointed with new President

‘Always he’s giving trouble to poor people,’ said a protestor on the election of former PM Ranil Wickremesinghe as President of Sri Lanka.

Scroll Staff
Jul 22, 2022 · 10:11 am

VIDEO: Disappointment sweeps Sri Lanka protest camp after Wickremesinghe elected.

At the site where Sri Lankans last week celebrated chasing their president into exile, a sullen crowd reacted to the vote for his replacement with disappointment -- but not surprise pic.twitter.com/eoRn1eANGp

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) July 21, 2022
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