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Lawmaker: Sri Lanka president agrees to remove brother as PM

Sri Lankans walk past the president's office during an on going protest demanding president Gotabaya Rajapaksa resign, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, April 29, 2022. Gotabaya has agreed to replace his older brother as prime minister in a proposed interim government to solve a political impasse caused by the country's worst economic crisis in decades, a prominent lawmaker said Friday. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lankan protesters wear masks of president Gotabaya Rajapaksa's family members during a march demanding Gotabaya resign, at the ongoing protest site outside president's office in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, April 29, 2022. Gotabaya has agreed to replace his older brother as prime minister in a proposed interim government to solve a political impasse caused by the country's worst economic crisis in decades, a prominent lawmaker said Friday. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lankans protest demanding president Gotabaya Rajapaksa resign, at the ongoing protest site outside president's office in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, April 29, 2022. Gotabaya has agreed to replace his older brother as prime minister in a proposed interim government to solve a political impasse caused by the country's worst economic crisis in decades, a prominent lawmaker said Friday. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lankans protest demanding president Gotabaya Rajapaksa resign, at the ongoing protest site outside president's office in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, April 29, 2022. Gotabaya has agreed to replace his older brother as prime minister in a proposed interim government to solve a political impasse caused by the country's worst economic crisis in decades, a prominent lawmaker said Friday. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lankans sit by the fence of the president's office during an on going protest demanding president Gotabaya Rajapaksa resign, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, April 29, 2022. Gotabaya has agreed to replace his older brother as prime minister in a proposed interim government to solve a political impasse caused by the country's worst economic crisis in decades, a prominent lawmaker said Friday.Banner reads "Oust the government , Change the system." (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lankans protest demanding president Gotabaya Rajapaksa resign as his speeches are projected on a giant screen at the ongoing protest site outside president's office in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, April 29, 2022. Gotabaya has agreed to replace his older brother as prime minister in a proposed interim government to solve a political impasse caused by the country's worst economic crisis in decades, a prominent lawmaker said Friday. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lankans protest demanding president Gotabaya Rajapaksa resign, at the ongoing protest site outside president's office in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, April 29, 2022. Gotabaya has agreed to replace his older brother as prime minister in a proposed interim government to solve a political impasse caused by the country's worst economic crisis in decades, a prominent lawmaker said Friday. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lankans protest demanding president Gotabaya Rajapaksa resign as his speech is projected on a giant screen at the ongoing protest site outside president's office in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, April 29, 2022. Gotabaya has agreed to replace his older brother as prime minister in a proposed interim government to solve a political impasse caused by the country's worst economic crisis in decades, a prominent lawmaker said Friday. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Mahinda Rajapaksa, left, and his brother Gotabaya Rajapaksa wave to supporters during a party convention held to announce the presidential candidacy in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Aug. 11, 2019. Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya has agreed to replace his older brother Mahinda as prime minister in a proposed interim government to solve a political impasse caused by the country's worst economic crisis in decades, a prominent lawmaker said Friday, April 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena, File)
Lawmaker: Sri Lanka president agrees to remove brother as PM