Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister, has also offered the formation of a government of national unity. Opposition parties are demanding his resignation and that of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa over the mismanagement of the economic crisis ravaging Sri Lanka.
The Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghehas this Saturday. offered dismissal and the formation of a government of national unity, in a day of mass demonstrations against the president, Gotabaya Rajapaksathousands of people entering the official residences of both leaders.
The Prime Minister’s Office has said in a statement that Wickremesinghe is “willing” to accept the recommendation of the opposition parties, who demanded his resignation during a meeting called by the Speaker of Parliament, and that of Rajapaksa over poor management of the economic crisis. in Sri Lanka.
The offer to form a government with the presence of all political parties would serve to prevent the country from falling into chaos as it tries to obtain a loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), as well as fuel and food shortages. to cope.
“The distribution of fuel across the island will begin this week; the director of the World Food Program will visit the country this week and the debt sustainability report for the International Monetary Fund will be finalized shortly,” the statement said. Ministerial office.
Sri-Lanka Muslim Congress Party MP and member Rauff Hakeem, present at the meeting, stressed on Twitter the “overwhelming request” to demand the resignation of the President and Prime Minister by the political formations: “The Speaker of Parliament has decided to write to the president and prime minister requesting their resignation, due to the overwhelming demand,” Hakeem said.
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parallel, hundreds of protesters They entered the official residence of the President of Sri Lanka this Saturday, in Colombo, one of the country’s capitals, as well as the Prime Minister’s official Temple Trees residence and the Presidential Secretariat building. Rajapaksa had previously left the area at the request of security forces, who were unable to contain the flow of protesters despite using tear gas, the Sri Lankan daily Ada Derana reported.
A spokesman for Colombo National Hospital has said at least 12 people have been injured.
The country is plunged into one of the worst economic crises since independence in 1948, due to the decline in foreign exchange reserves and high debt.
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