Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has sacked Ranil Wickremesinghe, and appointed former President Mahinda Rajapaksha as new Prime Minister.
President Mittipala Sirisena’s The United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) withdrew support from the coalition government with Ranil Vikramasinghe’s Party United National Party (UNP).
This coalition government was formed in 2015, when Sirisena became President by the support of Ranil Vikramasinghe.