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Italy Prime Minister Draghi announces resignation
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], July 14 (ANI): Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said on Thursday that he would resign as the country's premier after a party in his ruling coalition did not participate in a confidence vote.
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Gotabaya Rajapaksa steps down as Sri Lanka's President
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 14 (ANI): Amid pressure from the public uprising in Sri Lanka, the country's embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday tendered his resignation to the Speaker of the Parliament.
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Yet to receive resignation letter from President Rajapaksa: Sri Lankan Spe
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 14 (ANI): Amid the deteriorating political situation in the country, Sri Lanka's Parliament Speaker Yapa Abeywardena on Thursday said that he is yet to receive the resignation letter from President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
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Speaker confirms Sri Lankan President to handover resignation on Wednesday
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 13 (ANI): Amid massive protests, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has informed Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abywardena that he will hand over his resignation letter on Wednesday as earlier announced.
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Hope that interim PM, President appointed soon: Former Sri Lankan minister
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 13 (ANI): Sri Lanka Gotabaya Rajapaksa left the country without signing his resignation, said former cabinet minister Patali Champika Ranawaka on Wednesday as he expressed hope that an interim prime minister and the president will soon be appointed.
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Protestors storm Sri Lankan PM's residence
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 13 (ANI): Shortly after Sri Lanka's Parliament Speaker said that he is yet to receive Gotabaya Rajapaksa's letter of resignation, thousands of protestors took to the street and some of them stormed the Prime Minister's residence in Colombo demanding the President an
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Have not yet received President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resignation: Sri Lank
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 13 (ANI): Shortly after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa landed in Maldivian capital Male on a Sri Lanka Air Force plane, the crisis-hit island country's Parliament Speaker on Wednesday said that he is yet to receive a letter of resignation.
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Sri Lankan President signs resignation letter, parliament to make public a
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 12 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday signed his resignation letter dated July 13 which will be handed over to the speaker of Parliament to make a public announcement on Wednesday.
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No one can dictate Parliament from outside: Sri Lanka PM Wickremesinghe
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 11 (ANI): Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday said that the government should work within the constitutional framework and no one can go beyond it or dictate to Parliament.
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Former Lankan cricketer marks July 9, when protestors took to streets, as
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 11 (ANI): As the countrywide protests continue over the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, former Sri Lankan cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya called the 9th of July, the day when the demonstration started, a "public da
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Sri Lanka: The last remaining Rajapaksa announces resignation, dramatic pi
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 10 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Saturday agreed to step down from his post hours after thousands of protesters stormed his official residence in the capital of Colombo, forcing him to flee to an unknown location.
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Sri Lankan Prime Minister announces resignation amid economic crisis
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 9 (ANI): Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has announced that he will resign from his post in order to ensure the continuation of the government and the safety of all the citizens.
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