President confirms his resignation today - Speaker

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Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena said that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has informed him that he will handover the resignation letter today as announced earlier.

Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena said a new President will be elected on July 20 in Parliament.

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Anne Karunaratne Wednesday, 13 July 2022 04:01 PM

Can't trust this man! He made a terrible "mistake" about the president's whereabouts to the International media, after claiming that the president is in constant touch with him!

Ah so Thursday, 14 July 2022 06:55 AM

He should at least tell those redda ussapu 6.9-he owes it to them!

Demuni Uduwara Thursday, 14 July 2022 07:14 AM

Mr. Speaker, you made a funishable offense by declaring RW as Act. President sans receipt of the resignation letter of GR upto the time of writing !

Cherath Thursday, 14 July 2022 07:14 AM

WAS THE RESIGNATION LETTER RECEIVED BY THE SPEAKER by even today 14th July?

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