Demonstrators watch a public screen as voting begins to elect the new president at the parliament, amid the country’s economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka July 20, 2022. REUTERSPIX: A sullen crowd reacted to the election of Sri Lanka's new president with disappointment Wednesday, near the protest camp where they last week celebrated chasing his predecessor into exile.
But shortly after noon, word quickly spread among the thinning crowd that parliament had elected Ranil Wickremesinghe -- a man now feared to be preparing a crackdown on their movement. Wickremesinghe became acting president last week after his predecessor fled the country and announced his resignation from Singapore.
“The politicians are fighting for their power, they’re not fighting for the people,“ Abeyrathne told AFP. “They have no feelings for the people who are suffering.”The seafront promenade outside the secretariat was the scene of a weary but jubilant street party last week to mark Rajapaksa's resignation.
But protesters argue that Sri Lanka can only extricate itself from its unprecedented economic crisis with radical political reforms.
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