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Sri Lanka Parliament to choose president to lead past crisis

Protestors carry an effigy of Acting President and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as they demand him resign in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A protester shouts slogans demanding acting president and prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe resign in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. Wickremesinghe will face two rivals in a parliamentary vote Wednesday on who will succeed the ousted leader who fled the country last week amid huge protests triggered by its economic collapse. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Protesters shouts slogans demanding acting president and prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe resign in Colombo, Sri Lanka, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) Protesters shout slogans demanding acting president and prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe resign in Colombo, Sri Lanka, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) Trade Union activists and civil society members shout slogans against Acting President and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as lawmakers prepare to elect a new president in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. The protestors demanded Wickremesinghe be ousted and prevented from being elected as the successor to Gotabaya Rajapaksa who fled the country last week. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)