21st January 2019 - The Glasgow Guardian



Two Prime Ministers: The constitutional crisis in Sri Lanka

21st January 2019

Kieron Weatherill Writer   On 26 October, President Maithripala Sirisena of Sri Lanka sacked the sitting prime minister Ranil Wickremasinghe and appointed former President Mahinda Rajapaksa as the new PM. Wickremesinghe immediately stated that he retained “the confidence of the house” and that he was still the PM according to the constitution. He also refused ...