Sri Lanka to Form All-Party Government With New PM, Newswire Reports
Placards on a the fence in front of the Old Parliament Building during a protest in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on April 28.
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President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has agreed to form an all-party government under a new Prime Minister, local website Newswire reported, citing a former ally.
Rajapaksa shared the decision during a meeting with parties who quit the government to protest against economic policies, the report cited Maithripala Sirisena of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party as saying.