Sri Lankan President Dissanayake forms new Cabinet following election victory.

• President Anura Kumara Dissanayake installed Sri Lanka’s new 21-member Cabinet after his National People’s Power (NPP) alliance won a significant mandate in parliamentary polls.
• Key portfolios retained include Defence, Finance, Planning, and Digital Economy.
• Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya was reappointed, and Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath will continue in the interim government position.
• The 225-member legislature includes several young MPs and 21 women, the highest female representation in Sri Lankan Parliament.
• The NPP nominated Sugath Wasantha De Silva, a person with visual disability, to the legislature.
• With 159 seats in Parliament, the NPP government has over a two-thirds majority to advance its reform agenda and rebuild the country’s economy.
• A delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is currently in Colombo to review its ongoing programme.