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Sri Lanka lawmakers elect new president after former leader flees

Sri Lanka votes in six-time Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as president after its former leader fled the country and resigned by email amid the worst economic crisis in the country's history. But the protesters blame the government for the country's financial woes and the election of a former so-called "holdout" from the government comes with some controversy.
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