Today, April 20, the Sri Lankan Parliament has elected President Ranil Wikremesinghe the 8th President of Sri Lanka, writing to UNN with a message to Ada Derana.

Details On the eve of the secret ballot, as this year's votes were raised at the House of Representatives, members of parliament voted for the incoming president, the settlement was left vacant after the appointment of Gotabay Rajapaksa last year.

73-year-old Vіkremesinghe stood at the polls of the dissident (SLPP), Kolishny Minister Dullas Alahapperum and the leader of the National People's Force (NPP), deputy Anuri Kumari Dіsanayaka. Yogo was the main opponent in the voting buv Alahapperum, a great journalist, which was supported by the opposition.

223 people voted in the parliament, which consists of 225 deputies, 4 votes were recognized indefinitely. Two Members of Parliament Tried Down the Voting Hour.

Vіkremesinghe buv appeals to the president's seat, having scored 134 votes, and Alakhapperum planting another place out of 82 votes. Tim an hour deputy Dіsanayake otrimav 3 votes.

Addition of Vіkremesinghe rozpochav active political activity in the middle of the 1970s, representing the United National Party (UNP), and in 1977 roci passed to the parliament. Became the leader of UNP from 1994.

Six times having embraced the premier-minister's quarters, even though I did not repeat the same term.

Yogo is the last and shortest term in the premier-minister’s settlement, if the president Gotabay Rajapaksa recognized him on the first tenement of the 13th lime of his fate, since his brother Mahinda Rajapaksa was embarrassed to drink at the introduction to the aphids of growing prosperity.

The largest president having filed a return with his own planting from 14 lindens.

Julia Shramko Dzherelo: UNN.