Disappointment at Sri Lanka protest camp after election

Demonstrators carrying an effigy of new Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe during a protest in front of the Fort railway station in Colombo. - AFP

Colombo (AFP): A sullen crowd reacted to the election of Sri Lanka's new president with disappointment on Wednesday, near the protest camp where they last week celebrated chasing his predecessor into exile.

Around 200 people gathered under a sweltering morning sun to watch the contest outside the presidential secretariat in Colombo, one of several government buildings stormed by protesters earlier this month.