Sri Lanka protests 2022

Low turnout at the protests indicates that Sri Lankans are giving the Ranil Wickremesinghe administration a chance to deliver.

The government is concerned about renewed protests against the unpopular former leader, while opposition figures worry Rajapaksa will try to find a way to re-enter politics.

The fascinating history of the opulent building that became ground zero for Sri Lanka’s protests.

He will remain in the post until Parliament elects a new president to serve out the remainder of Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s term, ending in 2024.

“Gota” is finally gone, but ending Sri Lanka’s chronic instability will be an even harder task than ousting the Rajapaksas.

Protesters had successfully demanded the prime minister’s resignation, but they want his brother gone from the presidency as well.

Financial hardship persists but there is growing hope among Sri Lankans that Ranil Wickremsinghe will see them through the tough times.

“The political and economic crisis have exposed the multiple failures of the Gotabaya Rajapaksa presidency.”

The united voices of the people must be heard: “Gota Must Go.”

It was the first shooting by security forces amid weeks of protests against the Rajapaksa government and a worsening economic crisis.

But protestors are unimpressed. They want the ruling Rajapaksa clan to go.