18 Jul 2022

Asia: Sri Lanka's parliament votes this week for new president

From First Up, 5:14 am on 18 July 2022

Sri Lanka's parliament will gather to vote for a new president this week after Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resignation. The vote comes less than a week after the resignation, in the wake of a tumultuous few months during which the country's suffered crippling economic and social woes. Nick Truebridge asked our correspondent Kaswar Klasra when the vote is being held.