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State of emergency declared in Sri Lanka ahead of July 20 presidential election
Updated On: 18 July, 2022 09:09 AM IST | Colombo | PTI
The 225-member Parliament is expected to elect the new president on July 20
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Police use tear gas as protesters storm the compound of prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe 's office. Pic/PTI
Sri Lanka's acting president Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday declared a state of emergency in the country with immediate effect, ahead of the July 20 election for the post of the president which fell vacant after Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resignation following the popular public uprising against him.
The government gazette number 2288/30 dated Jul 17 was issued Monday morning.
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