Sri Lanka MPs desert government as country faces power cuts and shortages
BBC, 05 Apr 2022
Political protests have taken place around Sri Lanka and President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has lost his parliamentary majority as MPs from parties aligned with his party have left his coalition.
The South Asian nation is grappling with power cuts and shortages because of an economic and foreign exchange crisis.
It’s not clear what will happen next. The MPs have distanced themselves from the government, but have not extended support to the opposition.