Sri Lanka, voting continues in Parliament to elect a new president

Colombo (94 news) Voting in Sri Lanka's parliament is underway to elect a new president.

According to a foreign news agency, on the occasion of the presidential election in Sri Lanka, strict security has been implemented around the parliament and hundreds of officials have been deployed.

including Acting President Ranil Wickramasinghe in Colombo 3 Candidates are in the fray for the post of President.

As a result of the worst economic crisis in Colombo, the former president fled the country due to public protests and demonstrations.

Former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had sent his resignation to the Speaker after reaching Singapore.

On the other hand, Sri Lanka has severe shortages of other essential commodities including food, fuel and medicine.