The Presidential Secretariat has issued two Extraordinary Gazettes ratifying the appointment of Ranil Wickremesinghe as the new Prime Minister and confirming the resignation of Mahinda Rajapaksa from the post of PM.
The Gazette 2101/40, confirms the appointment of Ranil Wickremesinghe as the country’s Prime Minister effective from Dec 16.
Gazette 2101/ 39 confirm Mr Rajapaksaś resignation.
Both gazettes have been signed by Secretary to the President, Udaya R Seneviratne.
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa is due to vacate his official residence at Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo this morning, a Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) source said.
Sri Lanka’s largest renewable energy project, the ‘Rvidanavi’ Solar Power Park project was launched in Siyambalanduwa today by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
The Presidents’ Entitlements (Repeal) Bill was passed by a majority of 150 in parliament today. However the opposition MP’s were absent during the voting.
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