• Dinesh Gunawardena sworn in as Sri Lanka's new PM

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    Dinesh Gunawardena sworn in as Sri Lanka's new PM
    Gunawardena, a political stalwart in Sri Lanka, formerly took up the positions of foreign minister and minister of education.

    Digital Desk: Senior lawmaker Dinesh Gunawardena was sworn in as Sri Lanka's Prime Minister as President Ranil Wickremesinghe swore in his new Cabinet.

    Gunawardena, a political stalwart in Sri Lanka, formerly took up the positions of foreign minister and minister of education. At the time, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa appointed him to the position of Home Minister in April.

    After Wickremesinghe, was sworn in as the nation's ninth president on Thursday after Gotabaya Rajapaksa departed the country and later announced his resignation as president, the position of prime minister became vacant.

    He has urged bipartisan cooperation to overcome the nation's enormous economic catastrophe.