Sri Lanka: president agrees to resign amid unrest
by Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi and Devana Senanaya from World news | The Guardian on (#617SC)
Beleaguered Gotabaya Rajapaksa says he will step down on 13 July, following turmoil in Colombo
The Sri Lankan president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, has agreed to resign after a dramatic day which saw his house and offices stormed by protesters and the home of the prime minister set on fire.
In a late-night message conveyed through the parliamentary speaker, Mahinda Yapa, the beleaguered president said he would step down from power on 13 July.
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