Sri Lanka will hold presidential election in September

FILE - Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe greets a group of school children during the 76th Independence Day commemoration ceremony of Sri Lanka in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Feb. 4, 2024.

Sri Lanka will hold a presidential election on Sept. 21 that will likely be a test of confidence in President Ranil Wickremesinghe's efforts to resolve the country's worst economic crisis.