‘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.
VIDEO: Disappointment sweeps Sri Lanka protest camp after Wickremesinghe elected.
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) July 21, 2022
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
