26. April 2010


 

NEWS

 

Sri Lanka New Parliament Convenes

 

The Inaugural Session of the 14th Parliament began on 22 April 2010 and Former Minister of Ports and Aviation, Chamal Rajapaksa was unanimously elected as the Speaker at the inaugural session. Priyankara Jayaratne was elected as the Deputy Speaker who held this post in the previous parliament as well. The 225 newly elected Members of Parliament were sworn in before the Speaker.


In the new Parliament, United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) obtained 127 District basis seats along with 17 National basis seats, a total of 144 seats out of 225 seats in the Parliament. It has obtained a total of 4,846,386 votes (60.33 %) island wide.

 

 

Meanwhile, the new Cabinet of Ministers was sworn in at the Presidential Secretariat on 23 April 2010. The newly sworn in Cabinet of Ministers includes Hon. D. M. Jayaratne, Prime Minister and Minister of Buddhasasana and Religious Affairs and Hon. Professor G.L. Peiris, Minister of External Affairs.

 

Source: www.slmfa.gov.lk