Attempts are being made to find a solution to the political crisis in Sri Lanka, which has fallen into chaos. The prime minister temporarily leading the country is as unpopular as the president who went on the run.
15:47•Updated 16:29
Sri Lanka is trying to return to normal everyday life after the political upheaval of the end of the week.
Sri Lanka is also trying to restore the credibility of the political leadership. Parliament approved the president today, Saturday, in its session that lasted only 13 minutes Gotabaya Rajapaksa resignation request. In his resignation letter, the president assured that he had done everything for the good of his country.
Prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as the country’s interim leader. He might be elected president next week. Dissatisfaction with the prime minister is, however, great. In the coming days, we will see if the change is enough for the protesters, who have also demanded the resignation of the prime minister. The prime minister is an ally and close circle of the fugitive president.
The brothers disciplined the Tamils
Former President Rajapaksa has ruled Sri Lanka with the support of a family dynasty. The president’s brother Mahinda Rajapaksa emerged as a war hero among Sri Lanka’s majority Sinhalese population in 2009.
Mahinda Rajapaksa’s regime defeated the LTTE guerrilla movement that was aiming for an independent Tamil state at the time.
Gotaya Rajapaksa served as defense minister in his brother’s government. The 73-year-old Rajapaksa was elected president in 2019.
A fugitive president, perhaps to the Persian Gulf
President Rajapaksa flew from Colombo to Singapore. It is known that he has not applied for asylum there, but he intends to settle more permanently in the United Arab Emirates, according to the news agency AFP.
The former president arrived in Singapore with his wife and two bodyguards. He no longer enjoys the immunity of the head of state and the probability of being brought to justice is greater.