Sri Lanka’s MPs will vote to replace former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today. That’s happening because Rajapaksa resigned after fleeing the country last week when protesters came at him over the nation’s economic collapse. With the support of the ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) party behind him, acting president Ranil Wickremesinghe is the favourite to win despite promises to resign along with Rajapaksa. The other frontrunner was opposition leader Sajith Premadasa – we say ‘was’ because he withdrew from the race yesterday. He’s thrown his support behind rival candidate Dullas Alahapperuma from an SLPP breakaway group. Pundits say the opposition has a better chance of beating Wickremesinghe with one clear candidate, but it’s expected to be close. Whoever wins has a big job before they can call an election in 6 months. #SquizShortcut