Sri Lanka’s President has revoked a state of emergency after a number of lawmakers walked out of government

The ruling coalition was left in a minority in parliament scrambling to repress protests amid the country’s worst economic crisis this century.

This comes only days after the Finance Minister resigned just before he was scheduled to discuss a loan programme with the International Monetary Fund.

The former MP wrote to the president saying that he believed he had “acted in the best interests of the country”.

The president was aiming to form a unity government in response to public unrest fuelled by food and fuel shortages.

Sri Lanka‘s health system is also at risk of collapsing as medical supplies run low.

It’s predicted that a new prime minister may be elected to replace the president’s brother who is currently in that role or a snap election is also on the cards 3 years earlier than scheduled.