国际英语资讯:Sri Lankan ex-president named opposition leader amid objections from ruling party
<p><span word="COLOMBO">COLOMBO</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 18-- <span word="Sri">Sri</span> <span word="Lankan">Lankan</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Mahinda">Mahinda</span> <span word="Rajapaksa">Rajapaksa</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="resigned">resigned</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="ministerial">ministerial</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="appointed">appointed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Speaker">Speaker</span> <span word="Karu">Karu</span> <span word="Jayasuriya">Jayasuriya</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="objections">objections</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="party">party</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="convened">convened</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reinstatement">reinstatement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Ranil">Ranil</span> <span word="Wickremesinghe">Wickremesinghe</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="impasse">impasse</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="erupted">erupted</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="sudden">sudden</span> <span word="dismissal">dismissal</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 26.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parliamentary">parliamentary</span> <span word="session">session</span>, <span word="Speaker">Speaker</span> <span word="Jayasuriya">Jayasuriya</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Maithripala">Maithripala</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="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="party">party</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="recognized">recognized</span> <span word="Rajapaksa">Rajapaksa</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="objections">objections</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="party">party</span> (<span word="UNP">UNP</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tamil">Tamil</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Alliance">Alliance</span> (<span word="TNA">TNA</span>).</p><p><span word="TNA">TNA</span> <span word="MP">MP</span> <span word="M">M</span>.<span word="A">A</span>. <span word="Sumanthiran">Sumanthiran</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Rajapaksa">Rajapaksa</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="appointed">appointed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="resigned">resigned</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</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="and">and</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sri">Sri</span> <span word="Lanka">Lanka</span> <span word="Podujana">Podujana</span> <span word="Peramuna">Peramuna</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Speaker">Speaker</span> <span word="Jayasuriya">Jayasuriya</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="appoint">appoint</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="committee">committee</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="probe">probe</span> <span word="Rajapaksa">Rajapaksa</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="appointment">appointment</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="requested">requested</span> <span word="Sumanthiran">Sumanthiran</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="complaints">complaints</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p><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="since">since</span> <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 26, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Sirisena">Sirisena</span> <span word="sacked">sacked</span> <span word="Wickremesinghe">Wickremesinghe</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="appointed">appointed</span> <span word="Rajapaksa">Rajapaksa</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="post">post</span>.</p><p><span word="Sirisena">Sirisena</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="appointed">appointed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="caretaker">caretaker</span> <span word="government">government</span>, <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="objections">objections</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Wickremesinghe">Wickremesinghe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="UNP">UNP</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Wickremesinghe">Wickremesinghe</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="sudden">sudden</span> <span word="dismissal">dismissal</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span>.</p>
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