Former Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe on Thursday urged voters to elect his ex-economic recovery team in the upcoming parliamentary election, asserting that "experience" is "essential" in handling the economy.
In his first public appearance since his defeat in the September 21 presidential election, Wickremesinghe said an "experienced team can prevent another bankruptcy".
Sri Lanka declared bankruptcy in 2022 for the first time since independence from Britain in 1948 and was steered to a semblance of stability by the Wickremesinghe-led government.
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