Army soldiers rest on the sidewalk of a barricaded road that leads to the parliament in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, July 14, 2022. Sri Lankan protesters began to retreat from government buildings they had seized and military troops reinforced security at the Parliament on Thursday, establishing a tenuous calm in a country in both economic meltdown and political limbo. (Photo by Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo)





A protester drinks a cup of tea as she sits by a defaced poster carrying portraits of ousted president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, center, and his brothers at the entrance to president's office in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 15, 2022. Protesters retreated from government buildings Thursday in Sri Lanka, restoring a tenuous calm to the economically crippled country, and the embattled president at last emailed the resignation that demonstrators have sought for months. (Photo by Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo)





Army soldiers stand guard as protesters sleep by the entrance to president's office in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 15, 2022. (Photo by Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo)





Sweets are offered to military personnel as people in Colombo, Sri Lanka, celebrate on Friday, July 15, 2022, the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa the day before. Rajapaksa had fled his country early Wednesday after months of fervent protests. (Photo by Atul Loke/The New York Times)





Army soldiers patrol outside parliament building in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 16, 2022. Sri Lankan lawmakers met Saturday to begin choosing a new leader to serve the rest of the term abandoned by the president who fled abroad and resigned after mass protests over the country's economic collapse. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)





Security personnel stand guard outside the parliament building, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka on July 16, 2022. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)





An army soldier soldier stands guard outside the parliament building in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 16, 2022. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)





Sri Lankan wait in queue to buy petrol at a fuel station, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, July 17, 2022. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)





Girls display their arms painted with message “Ranil go home” referring to Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe at the protest site in Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 17, 2022. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)





A demonstrator prepares to write slogans against interim Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe onto a huge banner at the Galle face protest area near Presidential secretariat in Colombo on 17 July 2022. (Photo by Arun Sankar/AFP Photo)





Protestors sit outside their tents and talk at the site of a protest on July 17, 2022 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. After months of sustained street protests over the country’s economic collapse, Sri Lanka’s parliament will elect a new president who will serve the rest of the current term after president Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country. (Photo by Abhishek Chinnappa/Getty Images)





Demonstrators take part in a celebration as Sri Lanka's protest movement reached its 100th day at the Galle face protest area near Presidential secretariat in Colombo on July 17, 2022. (Photo by Arun Sankar/AFP Photo)





Police officers stand guard as people wait in queue to buy petrol at a fuel station, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 17, 2022. Bankruptcy has forced the island nation's government to a near standstill. Parliament is expected to elect a new leader Wednesday, paving the way for a fresh government, but it is unclear if that's enough to fix a shattered economy and placate a furious nation of 22 million that has grown disillusioned with politicians of all stripes. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)





Trade union representatives and activists shout slogans during a protest against Sri Lanka’s acting president Ranil Wickremesinghe in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, July 18, 2022. Wickremesinghe on Monday declared a state of emergency giving him broad authority amid growing protests demanding his resignation two days before the country's lawmakers are set to elect a new president. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)





People wait in queue to get their passports outside Department of Immigration & Emigration in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, July 18, 2022. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)





Protesters shout slogans demanding acting president and prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe resign in Colombo, Sri Lanka, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)





Protestors burn an effigy of acting President and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as they demand his resignation in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)





A supporter celebrates after Ranil Wickremesinghe has been elected as the Eighth Executive President under the Constitution, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka on July 20, 2022. (Photo by Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters)





A man reads newspaper with news of Ranil Wickremesinghe's election in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, July 21, 2022. Sri Lanka's prime minister was elected president Wednesday by lawmakers who opted for a seasoned, veteran leader to lead the country out of economic collapse, despite widespread public opposition. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)





A protester shouts slogans as army soldiers arrive to remove protesters from the site of a protest camp outside the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 22, 2022. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)





Protesters cry as army soldiers remove their tents from the site of a protest camp outside the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 22, 2022. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)