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Sri Lanka's new speaker of parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena attends the inaugural session of the country's new parliament in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Aug. 20, 2020. Sri Lanka's new parliament convened for its inaugural session on Thursday following a Parliamentary Election which saw the ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) winning a landslide victory by securing 145 seats in the 225 member parliament. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)