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A man walks outside parliamentary complex in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

A man walks outside parliamentary complex in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

National People's power lawmaker Harini Amarasuriya, 54, signs after taking oath for the post of Sri Lanka's Prime Minister in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. (Sri Lanka Government Information Department via AP)

National People's power lawmaker Harini Amarasuriya, 54, signs after taking oath for the post of Sri Lanka's Prime Minister in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. (Sri Lanka Government Information Department via AP)

National People's power lawmaker Harini Amarasuriya, 54, left, takes oath for the post of Sri Lanka's Prime Minister in front of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. (Sri Lanka Government Information Department via AP)

National People's power lawmaker Harini Amarasuriya, 54, left, takes oath for the post of Sri Lanka's Prime Minister in front of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. (Sri Lanka Government Information Department via AP)

A woman walks outside the parliamentary complex in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

A woman walks outside the parliamentary complex in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

FILE -Leader and the presidential candidate of National People's Power Anura Kumara Dissanayake waves to supporters during a public rally in Dehiowita, Sri Lanka, Sept. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena, File)

FILE -Leader and the presidential candidate of National People's Power Anura Kumara Dissanayake waves to supporters during a public rally in Dehiowita, Sri Lanka, Sept. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena, File)