Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning president appoints Cabinet

Sri Lanka president keeps finance minister role, reappoints Amarasuriya as prime minister
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake retained the key finance minister portfolio and reappointed Harini Amarasuriya as prime minister on Monday as the Indian Ocean island nation targets stronger recovery from a draining financial crisis.
Voting ends in Sri Lanka's parliamentary election that's key for its new Marxist-leaning president
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankans voted in a parliamentary election Thursday that is key for the country's new, Marxist-leaning president to consolidate his party's power and follow through on promises of economic recovery.
Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning president appoints Cabinet after election win
Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning president has sworn in a 22-member Cabinet after his party secured a two-thirds parliamentary majority in last week’s election
Sri Lanka Reappoints Amarasuriya as Prime Minister
Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya waves to her party National People's Power (NPP) supporters during a rally on the last day of campaigning for the 17th Parliamentary Election in Piliyandala suburb in Colombo,
Sri Lankan Leader Keeps Finance Minister Job in New Cabinet
Sri Lanka’s President Anura Kumara Dissanayake retained the finance and defense portfolios as he administered the oath of office to 21 cabinet ministers on Monday after his coalition won a historic supermajority in the parliamentary election held last week.
Marxist-Leaning Party Wins Two-Thirds Majority in Sri Lanka's Parliament
Sri Lanka defaulted on $50 billion in external debt in 2022, pushing the populace towards an alternative candidate.
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Sri Lanka parliament polls: Clear shift in Lankan politics as Dissanayake's NPP coalition wins 159 seats
The JVP-NPP combine sweeps the Rajapaksa stronghold in the south, and the Tamil hardline areas in the north and reduces the ...