Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to appoint new Prime Minister, Cabinet on November 18
The Hindu
Sri Lankan President to appoint new Prime Minister and Cabinet after NPP's record-breaking victory in snap election.
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will appoint a new Prime Minister and Cabinet on Monday (November 18, 2024) after his National People’s Power (NPP) secured a record-breaking victory in the snap general election.
The NPP on Friday (November 15, 2024) swept the Parliamentary elections by winning a two-thirds majority, and also dominating the Jaffna electoral district – the heartland of the nation’s Tamil minority.
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“We will be appointing a Cabinet on Monday (November 18, 2024), limited to 25. It could be even less – 23 or 24. There will be scientific allocation of subjects for the Ministries," Tilvin Silva, the NPP's senior spokesperson told reporters.
According to Article 46 of the Constitution, the total number of Cabinet Ministers is limited to 30. The number of Deputy Ministers shall not, in the aggregate, exceed 40. Mr. Silva said the Deputy Ministers' number could be higher.
“We may have to appoint extra Deputy Ministers to handle subjects of a bigger Ministry," he said. The NPP has been advocating a smaller government to reduce costs for the public.
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