Sirisena abruptly fired prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on October 26 and appointed former president Rajapaksa to lead the ruling coalition instead, raising fears at home and abroad that this could derail Sri Lanka's halting national reconciliation process. It was not clear if and when the 225-member parliament would vote on the UNP's motion that Wickremesinghe's dismissal was illegal. Sirisena's summons comes after Wickremesinghe's UNP said on Friday that 118 lawmakers had met the speaker to demand parliament be allowed to convene. Before Wickremesinghe's dismissal, the UNP held 107 seats. Sirisena has also accused Wickremesinghe's government of not taking seriously an alleged assassination plot against him.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 05, 2018 12:56 UTC