After the president fled, the Sri Lankan prime minister is ready to step down

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe offered on Saturday to step down, hours after protesters seized control of the president's official residence and office in the capital.

According to the German news agency, a statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office stated that he had informed the Speaker of Parliament of his readiness to step down so that a government of all parties could take over and run the country's affairs.

Earlier in the day, the Sri Lankan Prime Minister had called for an urgent cabinet meeting after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled.

Tens of thousands of protesters, demanding the resignation of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the government, stormed his official residence, despite the police's frequent use of tear gas.

The protesters arrived at the president's official residence, despite the heavy presence of security forces.

And the French news agency, quoting a source in the Ministry of Defense, reported that Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled his home today after demonstrators surrounded it and stormed it.

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