Servicemen are seen on duty on a street in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on May 10, 2022. Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned as Sri Lanka's prime minister on Monday as violent protests broke out, and a nationwide curfew was imposed until Wednesday. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)
COLOMBO, May 10 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka's Speaker of Parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena on Tuesday asked President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to reconvene parliament, and to find a solution to the political instability in the South Asian country.
Abeywardena said the parliament must be convened immediately to appoint a new prime minister and a cabinet of ministers.
He said a meeting of political party leaders is to be held at the parliament complex on May 11.
The speaker last week suspended parliamentary sessions till May 17 as protesters gathered outside the parliament building calling on legislators to find a solution to the ongoing economic crisis.
Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned as Sri Lanka's prime minister on Monday as violent protests broke out, and a nationwide curfew was imposed until Wednesday.
It was reported that seven people have died with over 200 others injured due to the violent situation in Colombo on Monday, and the police has been tasked to conduct an investigation into it. ■
Servicemen stand guard on a street in Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 10, 2022. Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned as Sri Lanka's prime minister on Monday as violent protests broke out, and a nationwide curfew was imposed until Wednesday. (Photo by Gayan Sameera/Xinhua)
Workers clean the scene of a vehicle destroyed during clashes in Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 10, 2022. Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned as Sri Lanka's prime minister on Monday as violent protests broke out, and a nationwide curfew was imposed until Wednesday. (Photo by Gayan Sameera/Xinhua)
Workers clean the scene of a vehicle destroyed during clashes in Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 10, 2022. Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned as Sri Lanka's prime minister on Monday as violent protests broke out, and a nationwide curfew was imposed until Wednesday. (Photo by Gayan Sameera/Xinhua)