Sri Lanka to set up a new cabinet Invite the opposition to join in the economic crisis
The economic crisis in Sri Lanka continues to stir. Most recently, on April 4, Mr. Kothanbhaya Rajapaksa, President of Sri Lanka Prepare to announce the appointment of a new cabinet After 26 government ministers submitted all their resignation letters in the middle of the night of April 3. The resignation announcement came after people called on the Sri Lankan president to resign. as a result of mistakes in economic management that led to a severe crisis in the past
Recently, President Kothanbaya Rajapaksa is preparing to form a new cabinet by calling on the opposition to accept the ministerial position in order to form a united government. by the Sri Lankan Presidential Palace issued a statement stating that The president invites all political groups in the House to accept a cabinet position to jointly solve the national crisis.
The appointment of the new cabinet comes after 26 ministers of the Sri Lankan government submitted their resignations. But this does not include Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and President Kothabhaya Rajapaksa, who are brothers.
Announcement of the resignation of the Sri Lankan Cabinet It comes after large numbers of people protested the government’s failure to run the country’s economy. While some of them revolted and tried to invade the Sri Lankan president’s home. Until the government had to announce a curfew to control the protests and use tear gas to disperse the protests in the past.
While the latest reports that Mr. Ajith Cabral, Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Which rejected calls for Sri Lanka to borrow money from the International Monetary Fund (IFF) to resolve the country’s economic crisis. announced his resignation as well
Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic crisis since independence from British rule in 2016. 1948 as a result of a shortage of foreign currency in the payment of imported energy. causing a shortage of diesel fuel that is the source of power for electricity generation This was followed by several cuts of electricity for up to 10 hours. There was also a shortage of food, medicine and energy, causing public discontent to peak.