POLITICAL SCENARIO

26: UPFA withdrew from the National Government and President removed Ranil Wickremesinghe from the post of Prime Minister. 1

27: President Maithripala Sirisena prorogued Parliament till Nov. 16th. 3

04: The President had decided to reconvene Parliament on Nov. 14th. 4

13: The Supreme Court issued an interim order till Dec.

7 staying the proclamation issued by the President to dissolve parliament 6

15: Parliament session was concluded after clashes between MPS following a tense situation 8

26: Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa sworn in as the Prime Minister.

09: President Maithripala Sirisena dissolved Parliament 5

14: Speaker Karu Jayasuriya announced that the no-confidence motion brought in against Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse and the Government was passed in Parliament. 7

16: The parliament session was adjourned till 1 pm on Nov.19 after objects were thrown at the Speaker and disruptions caused by the government MPS 9