World News | Sri Lankan PM Gunawardena Resigns

Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Sri Lankan Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena resigned from his post on Monday as part of a power transition in the country following the presidential election won by Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

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Colombo, Sep 23 (PTI) Sri Lankan Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena resigned from his post on Monday as part of a power transition in the country following the presidential election won by Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

The resignation came ahead of the swearing ceremony of Dissanayake.

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Gunawardena, 75, was prime minister since July 2022.

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