73 year’s old veteran politician, who was overwhelmingly elected as head of state in a parliamentary vote on Wednesday, took his oath of office before Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya, his office said.
Live coverage of the swearing-in at the tightly-guarded parliament complex was cut off just as Wickremesinghe and his wife Maithree walked into the building after reviewing a military parade.
“An investigation was launched to figure out why the broadcast was interrupted,” a top defence official told AFP.
