Sri Lanka's police protect parliament speaker Karu Jayasuriya walking to his chair as parliament members who back newly appointed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa protest during the parliament session in Colombo, Sri Lanka November 16, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's parliament descended into chaos for a second day on Friday as lawmakers supporting newly appointed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa threw books, chilli paste and water bottles at the speaker to try to disrupt a second no-confidence motion.
The vote went ahead anyway and for a second time lawmakers gave Rajapaksa and his new government the thumbs down, potentially strengthening the hand of Wickremesinghe, who is seeking to return as prime minister.
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