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2022

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who has been sworn in as the interim President of Sri Lanka?
A
Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena
B
Jayantha Jayasuriya
C
Mahinda Rajapaksa
D
Ranil Wickremesinghe
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Dinesh Gunawardena has been prime minister since 22 July, after Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as the President.

Detailed explanation-2: -Wickremesinghe was sworn in as the eight executive President of Sri Lanka in the Parliament before Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya. After Wickremesinghe was declared the winner, it was widely expected that the 2022 Sri Lankan protests would resume, as protestors had been demanding his resignation as Prime Minister.

Detailed explanation-3: -Bottom right: Ranil Wickremesinghe has served as prime minister four separate times and has been sworn in on six occasions, the most of any Sri Lankan prime minister.

Detailed explanation-4: -Lieutenant Colonel Nandasena Gotabaya Rajapaksa RWP RSP (Sinhala: ; Tamil: ; born 20 June 1949) is a former Sri Lankan military officer and politician, who served as the eighth President of Sri Lanka from 18 November 2019 until his resignation on 14 July 2022.

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