earlier i spoke with d w's south asia bureau chief. i'm re to cima, and i asked her whether that looks like a new beginning that so many sri lumpkins happened hoping for. you're very right sir. this is not the new beginning that people shall wanted. they were looking for a change, but as unbecoming as decisive victory. and that too, with the support of the ruling party. here with that, that is the party of the asked if president roger parsha was you she disappointing for people here, but there is something new in the swearing in of money become a singer. he's the 1st person who was sworn in parliament. you requested that. he said, i've spent 45 years in parliament, the parliament is my life. but he also acknowledged a sara, that he's got the message that people do not want the old politics. i need, they are looking for something new and he says, people want the parliament to work together. and that's what he's going to try and do. where does the economy go from here? i'm richer because, i mean, this is what people have really been conc

w. south asia bureau chief, joining us with the view from the sri lankan capital colombo. let's look at some other stories making headlines around the world. floods triggered by torrential rain, have killed at least 12 people in the south are for profits of sudan. at least 100 houses in camps for displaced, people are damaged or destroyed. the united nations refugee agency is coordinating 8 efforts french president. emanuel mach wrong, has been leading commemorations for the 80th anniversary of the round up of jewish residence during the nazi occupation. the 1942 french police carried out german orders to arrest some 13000 people. many were later deported to nazi death camps. serbia's foreign ministry has criticized croatia for refusing to allow the serbian president alexander voltage to visit a world war 2 concentration camp. pro nazi authorities killed tens of thousands of serbs at the janice and novak camps ought to be. 3 people had been killed. 2 others wounded in a mass shooting in the us state of indiana. the gunman opened fire in a shopping mall before caleb being k

the w south asia bureau chief em rita cima, is in the sri lankan capital colombo. i asked her to tell us more about this hastily arranged vote. you know, terry, after all the political drama which took place yesterday and the opposition tried to bout a huge challenge in the end, it was a decisive victory for running. bicker my finger, he 134 of the boats and his nearness rival got only 82. now for parliament it was quite a historic vote for the 1st time. bar limit was electing a president the last time something similar happened was back in 1993. when that then president prima garza and he was the father of the current opposition leader was assassinated and been parliament appointed a successor to him. but he wasn't elected. now, john, it'll become a single, has be very clear about working within the constitutional framework. so his election is completely legal. but what he lacks, terry, is the public mandate. you see, he lost his parliamentary seat in the last election. he was appointed on a national list to parliament and he has just one member. so people wonder,

w. south asia bureau chief on brita cima, who's in the salon. kent capital, colombo, a welcome arissa. at this vote in parliament, this was a hasty affair. i understand it was a history of fairfield, and it was also a surprise result. because just a day before the selection, the opposition pulled together and tried to mount a challenge. so they expected a vote, result would be close, but it was such a decisive victory for around in became a thing other people were quite surprised by that. as you mentioned, 134 to 82. now, then it became a single pledge by the constitution an entire election 1st as in durham prime minister, and then as acting president was within the constitutional framework. so he has a parliamentary mandate for what he's doing, but what he doesn't have and what he lacks, phil is the public mandate. because in the last election he lost his parliamentary seat. he's only in parliament now due to a national list which put him there. and he has only one member of his party in parliament. so the thought that the man who is the executive president of sri lanka, who the sworn

w. south asia bureau chief from rita cima in colombo, and she told me more about sri lanka, new president. he's been prime minister 6 times, but he's never completed his daniel. but now he did become the executive president, which makes them head of state, head of government. and head of the military, so that enormous power, that key the 1st one needs to recognize about him. he's a law and order. man. you know, we heard last week when they were protests and the court protest to an ugly. he to all the military restore law and order, whatever it takes. then this week he declared a national emergency and you know what? shortly after he was elected in parliament, he went outside the parliament and spoke to the security forces, the armed forces, the security forces, to thank them for what they were doing and said that they get the father been safe during this time. and he hoped they would continue to do so to those wanting. the 2nd thing about him, but he was not a base success and politician. many recognized that he's a good administrator, that he has the real, with all i had to set up a poli

w. south asia bureau chief america cima is in the sri lankan capital colombo and told us about a last minute an unexpected turn in the path to picking the next president. center today was the final day for presidential nomination is to be filed in and there was a dramatic twist this morning when the leader of the opposition sergeant prima dasa redrew his nomination from the race. now he said his party was support, other opposition groups within parliament, not didn't. now johnny became a single, the acting president was the kill frontrunner to win this presidential risk because he has the support of the else did president roger boxes party. but now there has been a split within that party. and one of the empties dundas alabama, says he's not going to be voting for his own party and he's joining the opposition . this means now the risk is going to be extremely tight and done and become a c. i cannot count that you definitely win this election. so the, a couple of things to bear in mind the election is tomorrow. it's going to be held in parliament. parliamentary members are going to be voting

to leave office after an outpouring of public rage about sri lanka, severe economic crises, the w south asia bureau chief army that she might be covering this story for us. and she joins me now from the she like and capital colombo, amrita. how of people there been reacting to the carrying off the cap? obviously, this great anger and rage, again, had read. i'm standing is next to the presidential secretariat, which was taken over by the police and the army in a dramatic midnight operation. and right here in front of these barricades, you can see there is a protest going on. it is a small protest, but the people here are extremely angry. you have men, you have women. but you also have some nuns sitting at the back. at one point, they saw them be at the police filming them, and there was a big anger because it's meant to be a silent protest. but 23 men stood up and said, take my picture. i'm the person who's prepared to die for the country, not just for my family, but for your family as well. so you can see tempers are running very high. now right across here is the remnants of the major prote

w. south asia bureau chief on rita chima sent us this assessment from the swelling current capital columba, where i'm standing is next to the presidential secretariat, which was taken over by the police and the army in a dramatic midnight operation. and right here in front of these barricades, you can see there is a protest going on. it is a small protest, but the people here are extremely angry. you have men, you have women. but you also have some nuns sitting at the back. at one point they saw them be at the police filming them, and there was a big anger because it's meant to be a silent protest. but 23 men stood up and said, take my picture, i'm the person who's prepared to die for the country, not just for my family, but for your family as well. so you can see tempers are running very high. now right across here is the remnants of the major protest scam. the go go to a camp here, which is called the go good are gonna camp. and we met a few protest is there, and they were here last night and they said the police came in, they closed all the exits and they were beaten up. and i saw prote

they w, south asia bureau chief, amrita chima, is covering this story for she joins me from sher length as capital, colombo and rita. tell us more about what happened on that very site where you are . when this protest camp was broken up, anthony, we had have a dramatic, a night here in the heart of colombo, i'm standing in front of the presidential secretary where i've been reporting for the past week. and this was the hub of protest. in fact, it was the last bastion of protests in sight, a goblin property. protest had gone in, in the entrance of this building, and they will hold up there and were protesting. but then in the dark night and late at night, suddenly we had hundreds of soldiers and police commanders swarm around this area. there was an armored personnel carriers deployed there than soldiers came in here. and what they did was immediately cleared up these protest there, move the people out, and then this is a situation that we have now. barricades have been set up, police officers and the army have been deployed on the other side of the barricades, is the largest protest sc

well that d w a south asia bureau chief, i'm rita cima. join me from colombo to tech. to tell me more about shall anchors, new prime minister. he's been prime minister 6 times what he's never completed is daniel, but now he's become the executive president, which makes him head a state head of government and head of the military that enormous power. that key the 1st thing one needs to recognize about him. he's a law and order, man, you know, we heard last week when they were protests and the court protest to an ugly. he do the military restore law and order whatever it takes. then this week he declared a national emergency and you know what? shortly after he was elected in parliament, he went outside the parliament and spoke to the security forces. the armed forces in the security forces to thank them for what they were doing and said that they'd get the parliament safe during this time. any hope they would continue to do so. that's one thing. the 2nd thing about him, but he was not of a successful politician. many recognized that he's a good administrator, that he has

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