Ranil Wickremesinghe, a former six-time prime minister, was sworn in as Sri Lanka's president on Thursday. Photo: Arun SANKAR / AFPSource: AFPSri Lanka's six-time prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in Thursday as president of the crisis-hit South Asian nation, as officials said he was looking to form a unity government to manage the turmoil. Sri Lanka's police chief and top military brass stood behind the new president as the oath was administered. Wickremesinghe is widely expected to invite his schoolmate and former public administration minister Dinesh Gunawardena to be the prime minister in the unity government. Constitutionally, the president is also the minister of defence and the commander-in-chief of the armed forces.

Source: Daily Nation July 21, 2022 05:54 UTC