A day after Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa addressed the nation reeling under economic crisis and civil unrest, a familiar figure returned as the new prime minister on Thursday, May 12. Ranil Wickremesinghe, who has just one seat in the 225-member Parliament, has been tasked with handling the fragile economy and containing the civil unrest.
Wickremesinghe has served as the island nation's prime minister four times. He was fired from the post of prime minister by then President Maithripala Sirisena in October 2018. However, he was reinstalled by Sirisena after two months.
Speaking to media, Wickremesinghe said the country is facing a crisis and there is a need to get out of it. We are facing a crisis and we need to get out of it, the 73-year-old leader said.
"First step is to get into the PM office. We have an economic action plan and crucial ministers will be appointed soon. I will lift the economy," he added.
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