Mahinda Rajapaksa appointed Sri Lanka PM after Ranil Wickremesinghe resigns
Despite his government having a majority in the Parliament, Wickremesinghe said he decided to step down in respect of the mandate in the Presidential polls, where Gotabhaya Rajapaksa defeated Wickremesinghe’s deputy Sajith Premadasa.
Name: Ranil Wickremesinghe
Continent: Asia
Country: Sri Lanka
Company: Government of Sri Lanka
Branch: Politician – Prime Minister
Position: Prime Minister
Reason: Resigned
Replaced By: Mahinda Rajapaksa
Announcement Date: November 19, 2019, 11:00pm