Sri Lanka Lawmakers To Pick New President; No Deal On Prime Minister
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The country's current president and prime minister have agreed to concede to demands they resign after protesters occupied official buildings.
Sri Lanka’s lawmakers agreed to elect a new president next week but struggled Tuesday to decide on the makeup of a new government to lift the bankrupt country out of economic and political collapse.
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