国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Sri Lanka in political crisis after president sacks PM
<p><span word="COLOMBO">COLOMBO</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 27-- <span word="Sri">Sri</span> <span word="Lanka">Lanka</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="plunged">plunged</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Maithripala">Maithripala</span> <span word="Sirisena">Sirisena</span> <span word="sacked">sacked</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Ranil">Ranil</span> <span word="Wickremesinghe">Wickremesinghe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="appointed">appointed</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Mahinda">Mahinda</span> <span word="Rajapakse">Rajapakse</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="his">his</span> "<span word="new">new</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span>".</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shocking">shocking</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="stunned">stunned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>, <span word="Rajapakse">Rajapakse</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="oaths">oaths</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Presidential">Presidential</span> <span word="Secretariat">Secretariat</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Colombo">Colombo</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Rajapakse">Rajapakse</span> <span word="vowing">vowing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="caretaker">caretaker</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Sirisena">Sirisena</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Freedom">Freedom</span> <span word="Alliance">Alliance</span> (<span word="UPFA">UPFA</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> "<span word="Sri">Sri</span> <span word="Lanka">Lanka</span> <span word="Podujana">Podujana</span> <span word="Peramuna">Peramuna</span>"(<span word="SLPP">SLPP</span>).</p><p><span word="Moments">Moments</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Rajapakse">Rajapakse</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sworn">sworn</span> <span word="in">in</span>, <span word="Sirisena">Sirisena</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="Wickremesinghe">Wickremesinghe</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="vacate">vacate</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="post">post</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span>, <span word="citing">citing</span> <span word="Article">Article</span> 42 (4) <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sri">Sri</span> <span word="Lankan">Lankan</span> <span word="constitution">constitution</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="President">President</span>, <span word="Wickremesinghe">Wickremesinghe</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 225 <span word="member">member</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="UPFA">UPFA</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Wickremesinghe">Wickremesinghe</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Party">Party</span>, <span word="quitted">quitted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="sudden">sudden</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="termed">termed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="unconstitutional">unconstitutional</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Wickremesinghe">Wickremesinghe</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="televised">televised</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="ousted">ousted</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="no">no</span>-<span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="motion">motion</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span>.</p><p><span word="Wickremesinghe">Wickremesinghe</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="enjoyed">enjoyed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span> <span word="Speaker">Speaker</span> <span word="Karu">Karu</span> <span word="Jayasuriya">Jayasuriya</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="convene">convene</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="urgent">urgent</span> <span word="parliamentary">parliamentary</span> <span word="session">session</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="addressing">addressing</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="sack">sack</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="enjoys">enjoys</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span>," <span word="Wickremesinghe">Wickremesinghe</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="residence">residence</span>.</p>
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