- Saturday, April 20, 2024
By: Radhakrishna N S
Sri Lanka appeared to be politically rudderless on Thursday (15) as the speaker of parliament declared there was no functioning prime minister or cabinet after a no-confidence vote the previous day. His comments came after weeks of political turmoil in the island, off the southeast coast of India, leading to raucous scenes on the floor of parliament on Thursday. Parliament on Wednesday (14) passed the no-confidence motion against recently appointed prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and his government with the backing of 122 of the 225 lawmakers in a voice vote, followed by a signed document. But president Maithripala Sirisena, in…
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