New Cabinet Is Scheduled To Be Sworn In Next Wednesday(02)-UNP Chairman

The Cabinet of the newly elected government will be sworn in next Wednesday (02nd  Of September) before the President Maithripala Sirisene and Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe according to the Chairman of governing United National Party(UNP) Malik Samarawikrame.

Although the Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe and three other Ministers have sworn in on their Posts already  the swearing ceremony of rest of the Ministers getting delayed due to the confusion arisen between UNP and opposition UPFA over allocating key ministerial portfolios among their parties.

However according to the UNP Chairman both parties have reached a final consequences over forming a national government and also  have partially agreed on the ministries they are going to share by today(26).According to reports the governing UNP has agreed to give the key ministerial portfolios of Ministry of Highways,Agriculture,Irrigation,Higher Education and Samurdhi Affairs to government partner UPFA.However the governing party has refused to give the Ministry Of Public Administration to UPFA as it  requested.

Meanwhile the inaugural session of the newly elected parliament will be held on next Tuesday(01) the government has announced.