Sirisena swears in 12 new Cabinet Ministers, claims his move to sack Wickremesinghe had public backing
Amidst mounting pressure to summon the Sri Lankan Parliament that has been suspended since Saturday, Speaker Karu Jayasuriya is expected to soon reconvene the House, following a meeting with all-party representatives scheduled on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the deposed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday said that “a majority” of MPs has asked for reconvening the Parliament, and “the Speaker will fix a date soon”.
Sri Lanka is facing a political storm since Friday, when President Maithripala Sirisena in a snap move appointed former President Mahinda Rajapaksa as Prime Minister in place of Mr. Wickremesinghe. The following day, Mr. Sirisena prorogued Parliament for more than two weeks.
