Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has agreed to step down next week, an official said, after protesters stormed the presidential palace and set fire to the prime minister’s home to vent their anger over a worsening economic crisis.
Parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena request the public to respect the law and maintain peace.
The news of the president’s decision triggered an eruption of celebratory fireworks in parts of the capital, Colombo.