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Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Photo: AFP FILE PIX

The tabling of the anti-party hopping bill will be the focus of the Second Meeting of the Fifth Session of the 14th Parliament.

British soccer star Wayne Rooney speaks during a press conference where he was announced as the new Head Coach of Major League Soccer's DC United at Audi Field in Washington, DC, on July 12, 2022. - (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP)

As president, Gotabalaya Rajapaksa enjoys immunity from arrest, and he is believed to have wanted to go abroad before stepping down to avoid the possibility of being detained.- Foto Getty Images

People watch the hearse transporting the body of late former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe as it leaves Zojoji Temple in Tokyo on July 12, 2022. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)

Long seen as Boris Johnson's most likely successor, Rishi Sunak's prospects were dented earlier this year by questions over his private wealth and family's tax arrangements. - AFP

Former British health and foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt had lost to Boris Johnson in 2019. - AFP pic

A pedestrian walks past an electronic board displaying the Nikkei 225 index and share prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on Nov 4, 2020. (Photo by Behrouz MEHRI / AFP)

This image taken from video provided by witness Toshiharu Otani and released via Jiji Press shows former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe (C) attending an election campaign before giving a speech at Kintetsu Yamato-Saidaiji station square in Nara, while a man (2nd R-behind) suspected of shooting Abe shortly after stands in the background on July 8, 2022. (Photo by Toshiharu Otani / JIJI PRESS / AFP)

Johnson, 58, announced that he would step down after a slew of resignations this week from his top team in protest at his leadership but would stay on as prime minister until a replacement is found. AFP pic