As per sources, Dinesh Gunawardena is going to be Sri Lanka’s next prime minister. Four political sources confirmed on July 21 that Sri Lanka’s new president would name the veteran lawmaker as the crisis-torn nation’s new prime minister.
In the wake of widespread protests that prompted his predecessor, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, to leave the country and resign, President Ranil Wickremesinghe was inducted into Sri Lanka’s highest office. On July 22, he is expected to name his new cabinet.