Sri Lanka president suspends parliament: Cabinet spokesperson
Reuters | Updated: Oct 27, 2018, 13:29 IST
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena prorogued the parliament with effect from 12 noon on Saturday, a day after he removed Ranil Wickremesinghe as prime minister and replaced him with former leader Mahinda Rajapaksa.
"The president has prorogued the parliament," cabinet spokesman Rajitha Senaratne told reporters.
The move comes after Wickremesinghe, who says he remains prime minister, urged the speaker to convene the parliament on Sunday to prove he still retained his parliamentary majority.
"The president has prorogued the parliament," cabinet spokesman Rajitha Senaratne told reporters.
The move comes after Wickremesinghe, who says he remains prime minister, urged the speaker to convene the parliament on Sunday to prove he still retained his parliamentary majority.
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