The speaker of Sri Lanka's parliament, Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena, announced on Friday that the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had been formally accepted after Rajapaksa fled to Singapore. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was named acting president after Rajapaksa left and resigned. The parliamentary speaker said on Monday that political party leaders will elect a new president on July 20 through a vote in parliament.