Summary
- Sri Lanka’s new leftist president appointed his Cabinet ahead of an expected snap parliamentary election.
- The newly appointed premier, Harini Amarasuriya, will hold multiple portfolios including justice, education, health, and labor.
- President Dissanayake’s party plans to engage with the IMF and introduce amendments to the current bailout program.
- The president emphasized that he is not a magician but part of a collective effort to address the country’s economic crisis.