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Unpopular Sri Lankan PM elected president; risks new turmoil

Supporters of Acting President and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe celebrate after he was elected president in Colombo, Sri Lanka, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Sri Lankan lawmakers chose six-time Prime Minister Wickremesinghe as president Wednesday, defying the risk the vote would re-ignite turmoil among a public outraged by the South Asian country's dire economic, humanitarian and political crisis. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A supporter of Acting President and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe lights firecrackers to celebrate after Wickremesinghe was elected president in Colombo, Sri Lanka, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Sri Lankan lawmakers chose six-time Prime Minister Wickremesinghe as president Wednesday, defying the risk the vote would re-ignite turmoil among a public outraged by the South Asian country's dire economic, humanitarian and political crisis. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A protester outside president's office looks at a telecast of the Parliament voting to elect a new president in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, July 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Army soldiers patrol outside the Parliament building in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Sri Lanka's Parliament is voting by secret ballot Wednesday for a new president to lead the country out of a deep political, economic and humanitarian crisis. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) Protesters in their tent watch telecast of proceedings of election in Parliament in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Sri Lanka's Parliament is voting by secret ballot Wednesday for a new president to lead the country out of a deep political, economic and humanitarian crisis. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A man eats lunch as he watches live telecast of news from the parliament in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Sri Lankan lawmakers chose six-time Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as president Wednesday, defying the risk the vote would re-ignite turmoil among a public outraged by the South Asian country's dire economic, humanitarian and political crisis. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) Supporters of Acting President and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe celebrate after he was elected president in Colombo, Sri Lanka, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Sri Lankan lawmakers chose six-time Prime Minister Wickremesinghe as president Wednesday, defying the risk the vote would re-ignite turmoil among a public outraged by the South Asian country's dire economic, humanitarian and political crisis. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) FILE- Sri Lanka's prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe arrives for an interview with The Associated Press in Colombo, Sri Lanka, June 11, 2022. Sri Lankan lawmakers chose six-time Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as president Wednesday, defying the risk the vote would re-ignite turmoil among a public outraged by the South Asian country's dire economic, humanitarian and political crisis. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena, File) Protesters shout anti government slogans outside president's office as the Parliament votes to elect the new president in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, July 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lankans attend a peaceful sit down protest demanding the ouster of Prime Minister and Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe outside president's office in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Sri Lanka's Parliament is voting by secret ballot Wednesday for a new president to lead the country out of a deep political, economic and humanitarian crisis. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) FILE - Sri Lanka's new Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe gestures during an interview with The Associated Press in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, June 11, 2022. Sri Lanka’s prime minister and acting president, Wickremesinghe, will face two rivals in a parliamentary vote Wednesday, July 20, on who will succeed the ousted leader who fled the country last week amid huge protests triggered by its economic collapse. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena, File)
Unpopular Sri Lankan PM elected president; risks new turmoil