Inauguration of Ranil Wickremesinghe

The inauguration of Ranil Wickremesinghe as the 8th executive president of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka took place on Thursday, 21 July 2022. This officially marked the start of Wickremesinghe's term in office, which will conclude in November 2024.

Inauguration of
Ranil Wickremesinghe
Emblem of Sri Lanka
DateJuly 21, 2022 (2022-07-21)
Time10.05 AM
LocationParliament of Sri Lanka
TypePresidential Inauguration
ParticipantsRanil Wickremesinghe
8th executive president of Sri Lanka
— Assuming office
Jayantha Jayasuriya
Chief Justice of Sri Lanka
— Administering oath

The inauguration took place amidst severe political and economic turmoil, including an ongoing economic crisis and the 2022 Sri Lankan political crisis. Wickremesinghe took the office of Executive President after he was voted in through a secret ballot election conducted by the Parliament on Wednesday, 20 July 2022.[1] He received 134 out of the 219 valid votes.[2]

Wickremesinghe will complete the remainder of former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's term, after the latter resigned from the Presidency on 14 July 2022.[3]

References
  1. "Parliament elects Ranil Wickremesinghe as 8th executive President of SL | Daily FT". www.ft.lk. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  2. "Sri Lanka gets a new President: Ranil Wickremesinghe wins with 134 votes". Sri Lanka News - Newsfirst. 2022-07-20. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  3. Nathaniel, Camelia. "Speaker officially announces Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resignation as President". Daily News. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
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