Former Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as the new Prime Minister before freshly elected President Maithripala Sirisena, at a national ceremony held at the Independence Square a short while ago.
This was followed by the swearing in ceremony of the sixth Executive President Maithripala Sirisena, who took oaths from senior most judge of the Supreme Court Justice K Sripavan.
The ceremony was attended by a large gathering of well wishers and senior politicians.