Sri Lanka's main opposition leader Sajith Premadasa withdraws from the country's presidential election minutes before nominations formally open in favour of a ruling party dissident
Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa said his party will work hard towards making ruling party dissident Dullas Alahapperuma the winner.
His party and "our alliance and our opposition partners will work hard towards making" Dullas Alahapperuma the winner, Premadasa added.— who took over as acting presidentThe winner will take charge of a bankrupt country that is in talks with the IMF for a bailout as its 22 million people endure severe shortages of food, fuel and medicines.Worst economic crisis since independence
Inflation of over 50 percent and shortages of food, fuel and medicines have brought thousands onto the streets in months of protests that culminated in Rajapaksa's ousting. The veteran politician is despised by the protesters as an ally of the Rajapaksa clan, four brothers who have dominated the island's politics for years.
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