President says he will not appoint Ranil as Prime Minister again

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President Maithripala Sirisena has said that he will not appoint Ranil Wickremesinghe as the Prime Minister, SLPP MP Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena said.

The President had made this statement during a meeting that was held between government MPs and himself at the Presidential Secretariat a short while ago.

President Sirisena had also expressed his dissatisfaction over today's no-confidence vote as the correct procedure was not followed.

He had also asked the SLPP MPs to prove their majority in Parliament during the next vote.

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