President to appoint new Cabinet on Monday

14 December 2018 08:05 am

President Maithripala Sirisena will appoint a new Cabinet on Monday (17), Nishantha Muthuhettigamage said.

Speaking to Daily Mirror, he said the President would allow the party which shows a majority in the House to govern the country.

“The United National Front (UNF) has requested the President to allocate a time for them to have a discussion with him,” MP Muthuhettigamage said.

“President Sirisena has also confirmed that he would be seeking a second opinion after the Supreme Court ruling with regard to Mahinda Rajapaksa's appeal against the interim order given by the Court of Appeal barring him and the Cabinet from functioning,” Muthuhettigamage added. (Sheain Fernandopulle)