Ranil Wickremsinghe sworn in as prime minister of Sri Lanka

 

AMN /Colombo

UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka before President Maithripala Sirisena at the Presidential Secretariat in a short while ago.

Meanwhile a large number of UNP supporters have gathered outside the Presidential Secretariat to cheer and celebrate the reappointment of Wickremesinghe as PM.

Ada Derana reporter said that after taking oath, the UNP leader will arrive at Temple Trees where a ceremony has been organised in his honour, with the participation of the MPs of the United National Front (UNF).