Sri Lanka to get new PM, Cabinet tomorrow

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Colombo, Updated At : 04:06 AM Nov 17, 2024 IST

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Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will appoint a new Prime Minister and Cabinet on Monday after his National People’s Power secured a record-breaking victory in the snap general election.

The NPP on Friday swept the parliamentary elections by winning a two-thirds majority, and also dominating the Jaffna electoral district — the heartland of the nation’s Tamil minority.

“We will be appointing a Cabinet on Monday, limited to 25. It could be even less – 23 or 24. There will be scientific allocation of subjects for the ministries,” NPP’s senior spokesman said. According to the Constitution, the total number of Cabinet ministers is limited to 30.

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