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Swearing-in of President and Cabinet postponed until today
Swearing-in of President-elect Anura Kumara Dissanayake and interim Cabinet, scheduled to be held at 4.00 p.m. yesterday at the Presidential Secretariat, was put off until Monday morning (23) owing to a delay in the announcement of the final result, according to NPP sources.
The NPP earlier announced that the new President would be sworn in at 4 pm and NPP MP Dr Harini Amarasuriya appointed Prime Minister.
Three new ministers and 15 new ministry secretaries, too, were scheduled to be appointed yesterday.