Sri Lanka Prime Minister's acting power to implement emergency status nationwide

Xinhua News Agency, Colombo, July 13 (Reporter Che Hongliang) Sribevadner, Siri Lanka Speaker, said on the 13th that President Gota Baya Rajapaksa has notified him that in view of his absence, the Prime Minister Vikramaxinha President's authority will be exercised in accordance with the constitution.

According to the relevant terms of Sri Lanka, if the president cannot exercise the presidential power due to illness, not in China or other reasons, the president may designate the president to exercise the president's power.

Vikra Marinha announced an emergency on the 13th and implemented a curfew in the western province where the capital Colombo was located.

The Prime Minister's office confirmed earlier on the 13th that President Rajapaksa had left the country. The Srip in the Slog also issued a statement on the 13th that the president, first lady and two security personnel had taken the Air Force aircraft to Maldives on the same day.

A protests broke out on the 9th. At the emergency party meeting held in the afternoon of the same day, most political party leaders asked the president and the Prime Minister to resign immediately and set up an interim government participating in each party as soon as possible. The Prime Minister Vikramazinha said he would resign that day. President Rajapaksa said he would resign on the 13th.

Abervadner said on the 11th that the Sri Lanka will be elected to the new president on the 20th of this month, and the new president will be responsible for the establishment of a government participating in various parties.

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