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(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) – President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has signed the Extraordinary Gazette notification dissolving the Parliament of Sri Lanka effective from tonight (24).

(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) – NPP MP – Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, has been appointed as the 16th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka.

(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) – The International Monetary Fund said it’s looking forward to working with Sri Lanka’s newly elected leftist president, including on the latest review of the country’s $3 billion bailout package, international media reports said.

(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) – Newly elected President Anura Kumara Dissanayake had pledged his commitment to thoroughly investigate the Easter attacks and to take steps towards uncovering the truth, Archbishop of Colombo – His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith has said.

(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) – Anura Kumara Dissanayake has been sworn in as the 9th Executive of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, a short while ago.

(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) – Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Gopal Baglay, met with newly elected President Anura Kumara Dissanayake following his victory in the 2024 Presidential Election.

(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) –  In a special address, President Ranil Wickremesinghe expressed his deep gratitude to the people of Sri Lanka for the mandate granted during the 21st presidential election. He acknowledged that, in accordance with the will of the people, the leadership of the country should now be passed on to President Anura Dissanayake.

(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) –  National People’s Power (NPP) presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake has been elected as the 9th Executive President of Sri Lanka.

(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) –  The government has declared September 23 (Monday) as a special public holiday, in view of the post-presidential election period.