Sri Lanka reinstates ousted prime minister
COLOMBO 16 Dec (ANA) - Sri Lanka's ousted Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has been sworn into office again, two months after being removed by the president.
Mr Wickremesinghe's supporters set off fire crackers as the ceremony took place behind closed doors.
His surprise sacking by President Maithripala Sirisena plunged Sri Lanka into a political crisis.
Mr Wickremesinghe was replaced by a former president and ally of Mr Sirisena, Mahinda Rajapaksa.
But Mr Rajapaksa was unable to command a parliamentary majority and resigned on Saturday.
Journalists were not allowed to attend Sunday's swearing-in ceremony in President Sirisena's office but a picture was tweeted by MP Harsha de Silva.(ANA)
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