GR informs the Speaker that Ranil Wickremesinghe has been appointed as Acting President

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President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has informed Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena that Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has been appointed as Acting President. The Speaker announced this a few moments ago.

The Speaker further states that this appointment has been made to cover the affairs of the Presidency as the President is out of the country.

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