Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as the new Prime Minister

The Leader of the United National Party (UNP), Ranil Wickremesinghe has been sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka.

Wickremesinghe has served as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka on five previous occasions.

The resignation of Mahinda Rajapaksa was later notified in a Gazette Extraordinary published on May 09, under the directives of the President.