In Sri Lanka, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appointed a new cabinet of 17 ministers amid the ongoing anti-government protests in the country following the economic and political crisis. The entire Sri Lankan Cabinet resigned in the first week of April due to massive anti-government protests. The swearing-in of the ministers is likely to take place on Monday amid spiralling protests. President is, incidentally, constituting a new Cabinet seemingly under the pressure of the protesters in the country and also ahead of the Parliament session. The entire Sri Lankan Cabinet resigned in the first week of April due to massive anti-government protests. An opposition party in Sri Lanka opposed the decision of the President to appoint a new Cabinet with inexperienced ministers.
President is, incidentally, constituting a new Cabinet seemingly under the pressure of the protesters in the country and also ahead of the Parliament session. Sri Lanka is facing a foreign exchange shortage, which has affected its capacity to import food and fuel. The shortage of essential goods forced Sri Lanka to seek assistance from friendly countries. The economic situation has led to huge protests with demands for the resignation of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
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