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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/Rafiq Maqbool)

Unpopular Sri Lankan PM elected president; risks new turmoil