Tag: Ranil Wickremesinghe
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Sacked in October, Ranil Wickremesinghe again sworn in as Sri Lankan Prime Minister
This comes after Mahinda Rajapakse resigned on Saturday as Prime Minister after he was appointed the PM by Sirisena following Wickremesinghe's dismissal on October 26.
December 16, 2018 -
Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns as Sri Lanka PM, Ranil Wickremesinghe to return
Rajapaksa resigned after two crucial Supreme Court decisions made the embattled former strongman's efforts to cling to premiership untenable.
December 15, 2018 -
Mahinda Rajapaksa to step down as PM, says son
The news comes after the Supreme Court on Thursday ordered that Rajapaksa should not exercise the powers of the office he has claimed since October 26.
December 14, 2018 -
Rajapaksa reined in
Last Thursday and Friday Parliament passed two motions stopping all cash flow to Rajapaksa and his so-called cabinet ministers who lack legitimacy even as they were busy taking administrative decisions and passing orders.
December 6, 2018 -
Struggle in Lanka
The political crisis in Sri Lanka that began on 26 October when President Maithripala Sirisena appointed former President and Sinhala chauvinist Mahinda Rajapaksa as Prime Minister and sacked serving Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe for which the President does not have the requisite power under the Constitution, had deepened by Friday and there seems to be …
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November 18, 2018 -
Chaos prevails in Lankan Parliament as leaders hurl chilli power, furniture
Ousted prime minister and United National Party (UNP) leader Ranil Wickremesinghe warned of anarchy if the situation in the country was not resolved.
November 16, 2018 -
For a few sunny smiles in Beijing
A pair of prime ministers, an embattled president, and a brewing constitutional crisis: the scenario that has been unfolding in one of Asia’s oldest democracies over the past three weeks occasions a mixture of -fascination and alarm. Sri Lanka’s post-colonial history has been peppered with bouts of instability and bloodletting. It came as a pleasant …
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November 15, 2018 -
Sri Lanka parliament passes no-confidence motion against new Rajapaksa govt
In a major boost to sacked prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s fight to reclaim the post, Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court on Tuesday overruled President Maithripala Sirisena’s dissolution of parliament.
November 14, 2018 -
UN chief expresses concern over Sri Lankan President’s decision to dissolve Parliament
He renewed his call on the Sri Lankan government to ensure peace and safety for all the countrymen and uphold its commitments to human rights, justice and reconciliation.
November 11, 2018 -
Sri Lankan President dissolves parliament, orders snap election on Jan 5
Sirisena sparked the two-week-old drama last month by sacking Ranil Wickremesinghe as prime minister and naming Mahinda Rajapakse as his replacement.
November 10, 2018 -
Sirisena likely to convene Sri Lankan Parliament on November 7: Speaker
A political crisis erupted in Sri Lanka last Friday when Sirisena, dissolved Cabinet and sacked Wickremesinghe and appointed former President Rajapaksa as the new Prime Minister.
November 2, 2018 -
Sri Lankan sacked PM ‘confident’ of Parliament support
The President removed Wickremesinghe, sacked the Cabinet and suspended Parliament last week and appointed former President Mahinda Rajapaksa as the new Prime Minister.
November 1, 2018 -
Sri Lankan President lifts suspension, parliament to convene on Nov 5
Wickramasinghe, who has refused to accept his dismissal, argues that he cannot legally be removed until he loses the support of parliament.
November 1, 2018 -
US calls on Sri Lanka President to immediately reconvene parliament
Sirisena on Friday sacked Wickremesinghe and appointed former strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa as the new prime minister, triggering political chaos in the island nation.
October 29, 2018 -
1 dead, two injured as shots fired by Arjuna Ranatunga’s bodyguards amid political crisis
Sri Lanka is facing a political crisis after President Sirisena sacked prime minister Wickremesinghe on Friday, and appointed former strongman Rajapaksa as the new prime minister.
October 28, 2018 -
India closely monitoring political developments in Sri Lanka, says EAM
"India is closely following the recent political developments in Sri Lanka," External Affairs Ministry spokesman Raveeh Kumar said in response to queries from the media.
October 28, 2018 -
SL President suspends Parl, replaces Wickremesinghe with Rajapaksa
Sirisena on Friday night sacked Wickremesinghe and appointed former President Rajapaksa to the post. He made the surprising move after his United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) withdrew from the national coalition government.
October 27, 2018