President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday effected a mini, yet decisive reshuffle of the Cabinet of Ministers, reinforcing his authority in the Coalition Government despite reservations from UNP leader and Premier Ranil Wickremesinghe.
Contrary to expectations of a wide-scale change, what the country saw yesterday was a revision of the status quo of nine Ministers, most notably the swap of portfolios between the Ministers of Finance and Foreign Affairs.
The controversial yet hands-on Ravi Karunanayake was removed from his Finance portfolio and given the Foreign Minister title while his predecessor Mangala Samaraweera, widely perceived as being âMr. Cleanâ and âapoliticalâ, was handed the mantle of managing the countryâs finances along with the media.
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The reshuffle comes as Sirisena faces mounting criticism from the international community over the slow pace of promised reforms and delays in addressing Sri Lankaâs wartime past through a mediated reconciliation process.
Expressing confidence in his appointments through a message on Twitter, President Sirisena said: âThis Cabinet reshuffle will provide a new impetus to Sri Lankaâs development.â
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