Wickremesinghe and the United National Party(UNP) viewed the appointment
For Wickremesinghe' s Government, fighting is not a viable option.
But Wickremesinghe said the attacks“could not have been done just locally”.
It is unclear if Wickremesinghe's United National Party(UNP) is ready to dissolve Parliament.
She accused Wickremesinghe of violating the Constitution for having shown her the deed
Wickremesinghe's UNP has 106 seats on its own
with just seven short of the majority.
Wickremesinghe's UNP has 106 seats on its own
with just 7 short of the majority.
2018 before formally dismissing the incumbent Ranil Wickremesinghe, resulting in two concurrent Prime Ministers.
Wickremesinghe says his dismissal is invalid because he still
holds a majority in the 225-member Parliament.
Wickremesinghe and the United National Party(UNP) viewed the appointment
as illegal, and he refused to resign.
Wickremesinghe told his parliamentarians that he was ready to show
his parliamentary majority at any time.
Wickremesinghe said that his dismissal is invalid because he still
holds a majority in the 225-member Parliament.
He congratulated Mr. Wickremesinghe on his victory in the general elections held in August this year.
Ranil Wickremesinghe, leader of the UNP, was sworn in as Prime Minister on 21 August 2015.
He expressed the hope that Mr. Wickremesinghe's tenure will be highly successful
and bilateral relations will scale new heights.
Ranil Wickremesinghe told reporters that the government's security agencies
were monitoring Sri Lankans who had joined Islamic State and returned home.
Wickremesinghe claimed that he still commands a majority in parliament
and requested that Speaker of the Parliament Karu Jayasuriya convene parliament immediately.
Ranil Wickremesinghe, the senior leader of the United National Party(UNP),
who was sacked as the prime minister by the president last week.
Welcoming Mr. Wickremesinghe, the President said he is delighted to receive
him in New Delhi as the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka.
She accused Wickremesinghe of violating the Constitution for having shown her the deed
a day after the LTTE chief had signed it.
Condemning the attack, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe held an emergency meeting
and deployed at least 200 troops to carry out relief operations.
The motion if approved would
have enabled Prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to expand his Cabinet and more importantly to secure the simple majority.
Several MPs of Wickremesinghe's camp have also requested the police
chief to provide them with Ministerial Security, saying they were still ministers of the government.
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was welcomed by Tamil residents there with traditional
gifts of sandalwood" pottu" on his forehead, a rich brocade shawl and rice.
Wickremesinghe's United National Party(UNP)
said that it was decided during the discussion that he will take oath as the Prime Minister at 10 am on Sunday.
UNP lawmakers told the media that Wickremesinghe's appointment“had restored democracy in the country
and the new government would now work towards strengthening the economy and unveiling new proposals”.
The president at the meeting said that he would accept the verdict of
the Supreme Court on the dissolution of parliament, but he will never rule again with Wickremesinghe.
When Prime Minister[Ranil Wickremesinghe] was here[in New Delhi in October 2018],
a decision was taken that the verification of people- 3,815 names[of the refugees]- should be undertaken by the Indian government.
When Prime Minister[Ranil Wickremesinghe] was right here[in New
Delhi in October 2018], a choice was taken that the verification of individuals- 3,815 names[of the refugees]- must be undertaken by the Indian authorities.
Then prime minister[Ranil Wickremesinghe] was here[in New Delhi in October 2018],
a decision was made that the verification of people- 3,815 names[of the refugees]- must be carried out by the Indian government.