President writes to Ranil saying he has been sacked

Speaker to seek legal opinion on political crisis

Speaker Karu Jayasuriya is to seek legal advise on the political crisis in the country. The Speaker’s office said that?Jayasuriya will take a decision tomorrow on the stand that needs to be taken by Parliament. A crisis has developed with the President appointing Mahinda Rajapaksa as Prime Minister and Ranil Wickremesinghe saying he is still the Prime Minister. Meanwhile, the United National Party said that it will request the Speaker to convene Parliament on Sunday to resolve the issue.?(Col

26 Oct, 2018

Mahinda takes oaths as Prime Minister

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa took oaths today as the new Prime Minister. He took oaths before President Maithripala Sirisena at the Presidential Secretariat today. United Peoples Freedom Alliance (UPFA) Ministers and Parliamentarians were present at the event. (Colombo Gazette)

26 Oct, 2018

Ranil says he is still the PM and new appointment unconstitutional

United National Party (UNP) leader Ranil Wickremesinghe says he is still the Prime Minister and that the new appointment is unconstitutional. He said that under the 19th Amendment he cannot be removed by the President. Wickremesinghe said that he has the majority support in Parliament. He said that a no-confidence motion submitted against him in Parliament was defeated and that shows that he has the confidence of Parliament. Wickremesinghe said that he will seek legal action against the appo

26 Oct, 2018