UNP Led Govt New Ministers on Wednesday ?

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe had a meeting with the current UNP Ministers last evening and briefed them that a cabinet reshuffle would take place soon. New Ministers will be from UNP led government.

 The decision said to have been taken after a meeting that took place on Sunday (18) between President Maithripala Sirisena, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and Speaker Karu Jayasuriya.

The new government will have Mr. Wickremesinghe as its leader. Many ministers representing the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) would join hands with the UNP to run this government, while several MPs from the UPFA are due to sit in the opposition as a mark of protest.