Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning president appoints Cabinet after election win
- Sri Lanka's new president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, appointed a 22-member Cabinet after winning a two-thirds parliamentary majority in last week's election.
- Dissanayake's party, the National People's Power Party, secured 159 of the 225 seats, enabling significant reforms.
- Dissanayake, elected president on September 21, aims to enact a new constitution and comprises mostly first-time lawmakers in his Cabinet.
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Sri Lanka president keeps finance minister role, reappoints Amarasuriya as prime minister
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Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning president appoints Cabinet after election win - Seymour Tribune
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning president swore in a 22-member Cabinet on Monday after his party secured a two-thirds parliamentary majority in last week’s election. The margin of victory will allow President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to make sweeping reforms, including a campaign promise of a new constitution, without needing support from […]
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