Sri Lanka braced for more unrest as new president vows crackdown on ‘fascist’ protests

Popular opposition to Ranil Wickremesinghe's election by MPs could spill over into violence as he picks an old schoolmate as PM

Sri Lanka was braced for more unrest after newly appointed president, Ranil Wickremesinghe, vowed to crack down on the protests that toppled his predecessor, condemning them as against the law".

Speaking after being MPs picked him as successor to Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Wickremesinghe made it clear he would not tolerate those he perceived to be stirring up violence.