Sri Lanka: ousted prime minister Wickremesinghe reinstalled
PM’s supporters celebrate defeat of a ‘coup’, marking end to crisis that left country on precipice of a government shutdown
Sri Lanka has an undisputed prime minister for the first time in more than 50 days after one of the two men who have claimed to lawfully occupy the post was sworn in on Sunday, a day after his challenger resigned.
Supporters of Ranil Wickremesinghe celebrated the defeat of a “coup” as he signed official papers in Colombo, marking the end of a crisis that had left the country without a prime minister or cabinet and on the precipice of a government shutdown.