President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has informed that he will resign from the Presidency on the 13th July, Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena announced in a press conference this evening.
“I have been asked to inform the nation that in order to ensure a peaceful transition of power President will resign on 13th July.” Speaker said.
President told me to inform the country he will resign on the 13th to handing over the power peacefully – Speaker pic.twitter.com/Q1BTXedIiT
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