Sri Lankan PM to step down, clearing way for new president
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe plans to step down, clearing the way for Parliament to choose a new prime minister to work with newly elected President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Wickremesinghe’s office said in a statement Wednesday that he will submit his resignation to the president on Thursday. A lawmaker supporting Rajapaksa