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.

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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.

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While eight of the appointees are veteran cabinet members, 12 are new appointees.

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, who will also lead the ministries of Education, Higher Education, and Vocational Education, is among those remaining from the last cabinet. Vijitha Herath will remain as the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment, and Tourism.

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Others returnees include Bimal Rathnayake for Transport, Highways and Civil Aviation, and Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa to oversee Health and Media.

Dissanayake's reduced cabinet is part of his goal to reach the targets set by an IMF bailout deal signed by his predecessor, Ranil Wickremesinghe. While he previously criticized it for burdening the people too much, he's promised to abide by it.

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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.

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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.

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Among those staying from the last cabinet include Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, who will also lead the ministries of Education, Higher Education, and Vocational Education. Vijitha Herath will remain as the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment, and Tourism.

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Others incude Bimal Rathnayake for Transport, Highways and Civil Aviation, and Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa to oversee Health and Media.

While Eight of the appointees are veteran cabinet members, including for jobs such as finance and defense, 12 are new appointees, including fisheries minister Ramalingam Chandrasekaran, who also represents a minority representation.

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Sri Lanka's leftist political movement has been struggling to gain power for over half a century, and the NPP has finally given people hope for a 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.

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Team spirit and political will matter the most- EDITORIAL - Opinion

While it's completely understandable for the people to want sytemic change, the NPP's marxist 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. Hopefully, the people will realize this one day and shift their support to the SJB Party instead.

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Sri Lanka: Re-Elected President Appoints New 21-Member Cabinet

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After a long struggle to rise to power, the NPP has finally done it and given people 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 professionals who will base their government policies on expertise.

While it's completely understandable for the people to want systemic change, the NPP's Marxist ideas are the reasons Sri Lanka is facing unemployment and debt issues. The economy needs to be saved through growth, not contraction. If NPP fails, the SJB Party will be ready to fix what ails Sri Lanka.

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