AFP :
Sri Lanka’s speaker of parliament Sunday recognised Ranil Wickremesinghe as the country’s lawful prime minister, three days after his sacking by the president threw the island into constitutional chaos.
Wickremesinghe says
his shock dismissal on Friday was illegal, and ignored a deadline to vacate the official residence Sunday-instead holding crisis meetings with allies to gather support.
Speaker Karu Jayasuriya said Wickremesinghe’s request to retain the security and privileges of prime minister was fair until another candidate could prove a majority in parliament.
“I consider the said request to be a democratic and fair request,” Jayasuriya said in a letter addressed to President Maithripala Sirisena, who dismissed Wickremesinghe on Friday.
Jayasuriya also warned the president that shutting parliament for nearly three weeks would exacerbate the political crisis gripping the Indian Ocean nation.
Sri Lanka’s speaker of parliament Sunday recognised Ranil Wickremesinghe as the country’s lawful prime minister, three days after his sacking by the president threw the island into constitutional chaos.
Wickremesinghe says
his shock dismissal on Friday was illegal, and ignored a deadline to vacate the official residence Sunday-instead holding crisis meetings with allies to gather support.
Speaker Karu Jayasuriya said Wickremesinghe’s request to retain the security and privileges of prime minister was fair until another candidate could prove a majority in parliament.
“I consider the said request to be a democratic and fair request,” Jayasuriya said in a letter addressed to President Maithripala Sirisena, who dismissed Wickremesinghe on Friday.
Jayasuriya also warned the president that shutting parliament for nearly three weeks would exacerbate the political crisis gripping the Indian Ocean nation.
