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Sunday, November 17, 2019

Prime Minister Convened A Special Cabinet Meeting

Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe

has convened a special Cabinet meeting this evening (17)at Temple Trees in Colombo to discuss on the future duties of the Government after electing Gotabaya Rajapakshe as the New President .

Prime Minister Wikramasinghe has stated that a decision will be taken regarding conducting the Parliamentary Election after consulting the Speaker,Party leaders and Government MP's in the neear future.

Meanwhile Prime Minister alomg with all other United National party Parliamentarians are being invited for the swearing in ceremony of the newly elected president Gotabaya Rajapakshe scheduled to be held at Ruwanwelimahaseya Temple in Anuradhapura tomorrow(18) morning .

FURTHER FLOODING HITS CENTRAL VENICE

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-

europe-50452688/venice-floods-further-warnings-of-high-tides

DEVASTATING BUSHFIRES TO BE WORSEN IN AUSTRALIA

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-

australia-bushfires/bushfires-conditions-worsen-in-east-and-west-australia-idUSKBN1XQ0RK

TRUE FRIENDS ARE ALWAYS TRUE TO EACH OTHER FROM BOTTOM OF THE HEART

Gotabaya Rajapakshe To Be Sworn In As President Tomorrow(18)

Newly elected President Gotabaya

Rajapakshe is scheduled to be sworn in tomorrow (18) at Anuradhapura it has been revealed.

The chairman of the Natuonal Election Commission Mahinda Deshapriya has declared Gotabaya Rajapakshe as new president at a meeting held in National Election Commission office at Rajagiriya this evening.

Meanwhile Prime Mimister Ranil Wikramasinghe is scheduled to be comvemed a special cabinet meeting this evening to discuss the situation . it has been reported.

Mangala Samaraweera And Ajith.P. Perera Resigned From Their Ministereal Posts

Minister of Finance Mangala

Samaraweera and Non Cabinet Minister of Digital Infrastructute Ajith .P.Perera who had led the National Democratic Front Presidential Candidste Sajith Premadasa's Election Campaign had resigned from their Ministerial posts today (17).

Minister Samaraweera had sent his resignation letter to the outgoing president Maithripsla Sirisena today before announcing the final results of presidential Election.

Earlier Sports Minister Harin Fernando had resigned from his Ministereal post and all posts he held in the United National Party.