The members of Sri Lanka Parliament, on July 20, voted to elect acting President and Leader of the United National Party (UNP), Ranil Wickremesinghe as the 8th Executive President of Sri Lanka, reports Colombo Page. The Secretary-General of Parliament Dhammika Dassanayake announced to the House that Ranil Wickremesinghe has been elected as the Succeeding President by Parliament by a majority vote. The returning officer Secretary-General of parliament Dassanayake announced that 223 members of Parliament voted for the three candidates Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Member of Parliament (MP), Dullas Alahapperuma and MP, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, while two MPs abstained from voting. Four votes were considered invalid. Wickremesinghe received 134 votes against the 82 votes received by Dullas Alahapperuma. The Leader of National People’s Power Anura Kumara Dissanayake received 3 votes. Accepting the Presidency, UNP leader thanked the MPs who supported him as well as the MPs who participated in the democratic process.