COLOMBO, July  15, 2022 (BSS/AFP) - Sri Lanka's parliament will vote on a
new president Wednesday, the speaker's office said Friday following the
resignation of Gotabaya Rajapaksa after he was driven out of the country.

Nominations for the post of president will be received on Tuesday and MPs
are due to vote the following day, Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana's office
said in a brief statement.