Ranil Wickremesinghe returns as Sri Lanka PM as country faces economic crisis

Sri Lanka's former prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has been appointed as the new PM of Sri Lanka amid economic crisis.

Sri Lanka's former prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, who has just one seat in the 225-member Parliament, has been appointed as the new PM of Sri Lanka amid growing unrest over the current economic crisis.

The decision was reached after a closed-door meeting with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Wednesday, May 11.

Wickremesinghe has served as the island nation's prime minister four times. He was fired from the post of prime minister by then President Maithripala Sirisena in October 2018. However, he was reinstalled by Sirisena after two months.

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According to reports, members of the ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna, a section of the main Opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya and several other parties had expressed their support to show majority for Wickremesinghe in Parliament.

Congratulations to the newly appointed Prime Minister of #lka, @RW_UNP. I wish you all the best as you navigate these troubled times.