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Sri Lanka speaker says won’t accept Rajapaksa as prime minister until he proves a majority

Lawmakers backing deposed Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, raise hands during a meeting with Karu Jayasuriya, Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka (not pictured) during the party leaders and members meeting at the parliament in Colombo, Sri Lanka November 2, 2018.REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

By: Keerthi Mohan

Sri Lanka’s speaker of parliament said on Monday (5) that he would not accept a former president, Mahinda Rajapaksa, as the new prime minister until he proves he commands a majority in parliament. President Maithripala Sirisena fired the sitting prime minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, on 26 October and appointed Rajapaksa in his place, sparking a political crisis. Wickremesinghe has denounced his dismissal as unconstitutional and vowed to remain the prime minister until parliament votes him out. “The majority of members are of the view that the changes … are unconstitutional and against traditions,” the speaker of parliament, Karu Jayasuriya, said in…

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