Sri Lanka: Re-Elected President Appoints New Cabinet
Sri Lanka: Re-Elected President Appoints New 21-Member Cabinet
The Facts
Following a landslide victory in the snap parliamentary elections last week, Sri Lank's Marxist-leaning Pres. Anura Kumara Dissanayake — of the National People’s Power (NPP) Party — has appointed a new 21-member cabinet.Following a landslide victory in snap parliamentary elections last week, Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning Pres. Anura Kumara Dissanayake, of the National People’s Power (NPP) Party, has appointed a new 21-member cabinet.
While the Constitution requires a 30-member cabinet, Dissanayake, whose party won 159 of the 225 parliamentary seats, is part of the president's pledge to streamline governance. He's also promised to create a new constitution.While the Constitution requires a 30-member cabinet, Dissanayake — whose party won 159 of the 225 parliamentary seats — the smaller cabinet is part of the president's pledge to streamline governance. He's also promised to create a new constitution.
The Spin
SriAfter Lanka'sa leftistlong politicalstruggle movementto hasrise been struggling to gain power for over half a century, and the NPP has finally givendone peopleit hopeand forgiven apeople recent win and offers hope for a fresh, positive future. While critics claim the incoming government is inexperienced, the truth is that integrity, political will, and commitment matter more. These appointees are also professionals who will base their government policies on expertise and science.
While it's completely understandable for the people to want sytemicsystemic change, the NPP's marxistMarxist ideas are the exact reasons Sri Lanka is facing unemployment and debt issues. The economy, which has been crushed by these policies and the poorly negoiated IMF bailout deal, needs to be saved through growth, not contraction. HopefullyIf NPP fails, the peopleSJB Party will realizebe thisready oneto dayfix andwhat shiftails theirSri support to the SJB Party insteadLanka.