What Next In Sri Lanka As Talks On Interim Government Formation Fail
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Sri Lanka Economic Crisis: Sri Lanka is battling a severe economic crisis with food and fuel scarcity affecting a large number of the people in the island nation resulting in massive protests over the government's handling of the situation.
The meeting between President Gottabaya Rajapaksa and former President Maithripala Srisena-led Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) to discuss the political and economic crisis affecting the country ended without any conclusion on Sunday, reported local media.
"The main objective of the meeting is to coerce President Rajapaksa to form an interim administration under an all-party cabinet sans Rajapaksas with the least number of portfolios," Srisena had said addressing the media at the party office prior to the meeting.
However, the two sides did not reach any conclusion on the formation of an interim government and agreed to have another round of discussions after the New Year holiday, reported Daily Mirror.
Notably, the SLFP group led by former President Maithripala Sirisena called on the President for the second time and the meeting centred on the points contemplated in the letter sent to the President by the SLFP, the independent group of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and the 11 party alliance.
