Sri Lanka Crisis: The country is passing through a period of great crisis. This crisis in this country with a population of 22 million is being said to be the worst phase of the last 7 decades.
People are on the streets. The protests are intensifying. The Prime Minister’s house has been set on fire. There is a demand for the resignation of the President. The country is also dependent on help from other countries to meet its daily needs. Helping hands are being spread everywhere and in the meantime, the condition of the public has become bad. Now the other countries of the world, who are watching these conditions from afar, have only one question in their mind, now what will happen in Sri Lanka? How will the situation in the country change? How will it improve?
What is the current situation in Sri Lanka?
The current situation is that Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has resigned. Meanwhile, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has also fled from his official residence demanding his resignation. There is no information about where he has gone, or where he is hiding. Sri Lankan Parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa informed on Saturday night that Rajapaksa would resign on July 13. Now, what will happen next?
Now, who will handle the country?
On July 13, the situation will be such that the post of both the Prime Minister and the President of the country will have become vacant. So what will happen after that? Who will handle the country? After the resignation of the Prime Minister, there is a possibility of forming an all-party government in the country. On the other hand, if we talk about the vacancy of the President, according to the Constitution of Sri Lanka, if the office of the President becomes vacant before the completion of the term, then the Parliament of the country appoints one of its other members as the new President. That member holds the presidency for the remainder of the term. According to the law, the Parliament must be in session within three days of the resignation of the incumbent President. The Speaker of the Parliament should inform everyone about the President’s resignation.
Sri Lanka Crisis: Who will be the new president of Sri Lanka?
When the current president resigns, the process of appointing a new president begins within a month. If more than one person is nominated for the next president, a secret ballot is held. After this, the new President is elected by an absolute majority.
