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The win for acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe, opposed by many ordinary Sri Lankans, could lead to more demonstrations by people.
Wickremesinghe will face-off against Dullas Alahapperuma, a staunch Sinhala Buddhist nationalist, and the leftist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
Sunak got 115 votes in the third ballot of Conservative lawmakers on Monday, ahead of former defence minister Penny Mordaunt on 82 and Foreign Secretary Liz Truss on 71.
Sri Lanka's ruling party has said they would nominate interim President Ranil Wickremesinghe to the presidency when the Parliament elects a new President on July 20.
The current prime minister appeared most keen on Liz Truss, the foreign secretary, endorsed by his fiercest cabinet allies.
During the visit to Saudi Arabia, Biden is expected to discuss human rights, one of several issues that strained ties.
The legislative amendment was passed on Thursday as part of an en bloc (all together as a single unit) amendment during floor consideration of the National Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA).
75-year-old Ripudaman Singh Malik was shot dead in Surrey, British Columbia on Thursday
Rishi Sunak faces competition from Penny Mordaunt, a junior trade minister, and foreign minister Liz Truss.
Rajapaksa, who had promised to resign on Wednesday, appointed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as the acting President hours after he fled the country.
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