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54-year-old National People’s Power (NPP) leader Harini Amarsurya was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s new Prime Minister on Tuesday. Anura Kumara Dissanayake, elected President of Sri Lanka, appointed Harini Amarsurya as Prime Minister and administered the oath. Along with him, three ministers have also been appointed.
The prime minister is a university professor
Human rights activist and university professor, Harini Amarsurya, who became the second woman to hold the office of Prime Minister after Sirimavo Bandaranaike in 2000, held the portfolios of Justice, Education, Labour, Industries, Science and Technology, Health and Investment.
The Senedd election at the end of November
Also, NPP MPs Vijitha Herath and Laxman Nipunarachi have been sworn in as cabinet ministers. Officials said that both of them will act as caretaker ministers until the parliamentary elections are held, and in the meantime, the Sri Lankan parliamentary elections may be held at the end of November.
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56-year-old Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who won the Sri Lankan presidential election, was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s ninth president on Sunday. Dinesh Gunawardena then resigned as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka. Harini was appointed in his place and was elected as the 16th Prime Minister of the country.
Naturally rich the country Sri Lanka
The island nation of Sri Lanka, a country of natural wealth, is plagued by many problems, including poverty. In 2022, the people there rebelled against the government and held a civil uprising, which has been relatively quiet since then. This was the first election after the civil uprising, and the election was crucial for India because of its control over the Indian Ocean.
1.7 Crore by the voter Among a hundred**.75** the percent Voting
75 percent of the 1.7 crore voters voted in 13 thousand polling stations in 22 districts of Sri Lanka. Dissanayake has won 15 out of 22 districts at the end of the first round of vote counting conducted in 160 polling booths. Dissanayake got 42.31 percent of the votes and was leading by 1.3 million votes, while Sajith Premadasa (57), the current leader of the opposition, got 32.76 percent after the first round of counting. Wickremesinghe (75), who came into office during the economic downturn of 2022 and imposed severe austerity measures as part of the IMF, was third with a share of the vote of 17.27 percent.
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