Gotabaya Rajapaksa officially steps down as president; Sri Lankans take to streets in celebration

Making the announcement on Friday (July 15), Sri Lanka’s speaker of parliament said that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s resignation had been accepted, after the leader fled the country earlier this week. READ MORE: https://str.sg/wbyv RELATED CONTENT President Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrives in Singapore from Maldives, after fleeing Sri Lanka    • President Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrives in Si...   Sri Lankans storm Prime Minister's office, demanding his resignation | THE BIG STORY    • Sri Lankans storm Prime Minister's office,...   What's next for Sri Lanka: 'Anything can happen now' | THE BIG STORY    • What's next for Sri Lanka: 'Anything can h...   Sri Lanka protesters storm President’s residence amid economic crisis    • Sri Lanka protesters storm President’s res...   SUBSCRIBE ➤ http://bit.ly/FollowST -------------------- WEBSITE ➤ http://www.straitstimes.com TWITTER ➤   / straits_times   FACEBOOK ➤   / thestraitstimes   INSTAGRAM ➤   / straits_times   PODCASTS ➤ https://www.straitstimes.com/tags/st-... TELEGRAM ➤ https://t.me/TheStraitsTimes #STLive #SriLanka #GotabayaRajapaksa