Sirisena announces reconvening of Sri Lanka’s Parliament on November 14

Colombo: President Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday announced the reconvening of Parliament on November 14, which he had suspended two days after sacking Prime Minister Ranil Wickeremesinghe and replacing him with former strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa.

According to a gazette notification, issued by his Secretary Udaya R. Seneviratne on Sunday evening, the assembly would be recalled on November 14.

In a dramatic turn of events last month, Mr. Rajapaksa became the new Prime Minister of the island nation after Mr. Sirisena sacked premier Wickremesinghe who termed the move as “unconstitutional” and vowed to prove his majority in Parliament.

The sudden development came amid growing tensions between Mr. Sirisena and Mr. Wickremesinghe on several policy matters and the President has been critical of the Prime Minister and his policies, especially on economy and security.