Sri Lankan PM Dinesh Gunawardena resigns as part of power transmission

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23 Sep 2024 09:45 IST Updated On 23 Sep 2024 10:45 IST

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Colombo: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena resigned from his post on Monday as part of a power transition in the country following the presidential election won by Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

The resignation came ahead of the swearing ceremony of Dissanayake.

Gunawardena, 75, was prime minister since July 2022.

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