Sri Lanka president vote: Ranil Wickremesinghe wins amid protests

MPs pick ex-PMseen as close to ousted president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, a move likely to frustrate protestersSri Lanka’s prime minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, has been elected as president to replace the ousted Gotabaya Rajapaksa, a result that is likely to provoke turmoil among protesters who have been calling for weeks for him to resign.Wickremesinghe, who has been prime minister six times but never president, won a comfortable victory in parliament on Wednesday morning, where MPs voted for