Sri Lanka
Gotabaya resigns as Sri Lankan President: Maldivian Speaker
Male: Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday stepped down as the President of Sri Lanka, Mohamed Nasheed, former Maldivian President and current Speaker said.
The Speaker of the People's Majlis of the Maldives tweeted, "Sri Lankan President GR has resigned."
Nasheed added, "I hope Sri Lanka can now move forward."
🇱🇰 President GR has resigned. I hope Sri Lanka can now move forward. I believe the President would not have resigned if he were still in Sri Lanka, and fearful of losing his life. I commend the thoughtful actions of the Govt of Maldives. My best wishes to the people of Sri Lanka.
— Mohamed Nasheed (@MohamedNasheed) July 14, 2022
He said that he "believed the President would not have resigned if he were still in Sri Lanka, and fearful of losing his life."
"I commend the thoughtful actions of the Govt of Maldives. My best wishes to the people of Sri Lanka," he added.
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