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Some media reported that President Maithripala Sirisena also urged Ranil Wickremesinghe Rajapaksa to resign from his position. [ 125 ] [ 126 ] [ 127 ] On the evening of 26 October 2018, President Maithripala Sirisena appointed Mahinda Rajapaksa as prime minister after the United People's Freedom Alliance withdrew from the unity government.
This is a list of presidential international trips made by Ranil Wickremesinghe, who served as the 9th President of Sri Lanka from 21 July 2022 to 23 September 2024. Wickremesinghe, then Prime Minister, meets with Narendra Modi in New Delhi, October 2018.
The inauguration of Ranil Wickremesinghe as the 8th executive president of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka took place on Thursday, 21 July 2022. This officially marked the beginning of Wickremesinghe's term in office, which will conclude in November 2024.
Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Sri Lankan president during a ceremony at the country’s parliament building on Thursday, July 21.Wickremesinghe was elected as president by Sri Lankan ...
COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka's election panel gave approval on Thursday for President Ranil Wickremesinghe to contest a presidential poll set for Sept. 21 in the Indian Ocean nation, grappling ...
Sri Lanka's acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe won a vote in parliament on Wednesday to be the country's next president until 2024. He takes over from former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa who ...
The 2024 Sri Lankan presidential election was the ninth presidential election in the country’s history and was held on 21 September 2024. [3] [4] Incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe ran for re-election as an independent candidate, making him the first sitting president to run for re-election since Mahinda Rajapaksa in 2015.
The Wickremesinghe cabinet was the central government of Sri Lanka led by President Ranil Wickremesinghe. It was formed in July 2022, following the resignation of Wickremesinghe's predecessor, Gotabaya Rajapaksa. It ended in September 2024 following Wickremesinghe's defeat at the 2024 Sri Lankan presidential election.