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She became the third female Prime Minister of Sri Lanka after Sirimavo Bandaranaike and Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga. The new Sri Lankan Prime Minister is the first academician-turned-politician to assume office. Harini Amarasuriya entered parliament through the NPP national list in 2020.
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has appointed Harini Amarasuriya as the 16th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka. Amarasuriya of the National People’s Power (NPP) party is an academician, rights activist and university lecturer and is known for her work in the field of education and social justice. Her appointment is a significant milestone in Sri Lankan politics. She becomes Sri Lanka’s third female prime minister after Sirimavo Bandaranaike and Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, reports newswire. The new Sri Lankan prime minister is the first academician-turned-politician to assume office. Harini Amarasuriya entered parliament through the NPP national list in 2020.
Anura Kumara Dissanayake of Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) has won the election held in Sri Lanka. This time there were many stalwarts in the election field of Sri Lanka. But among all these, Dissanayake, who comes from a simple family, has won. This time in the history of Sri Lanka’s presidential election, this is the first time when no candidate got majority. Actually, to win the presidential election of Sri Lanka, it is necessary to get more than 50 percent votes. But in this election, no candidate got 50 percent votes. After which the votes were counted again and Dissanayake won.
The second round of the election is started. In this, the decision is taken on the basis of the second and third vote options. Sri Lanka Election Commission Chairman Ratnayake said that after counting the total votes and professional votes, the new President has been declared elected.
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