17 December 2018 APAC Advisory – (Update) Sri Lanka: Wickremasinghe sworn-in as prime minister
United National Party leader Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn-in as the prime minister (PM) by President Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday, December 16. President Sirisena said that he has given the premiership to Wickremesinghe to honor the parliamentary tradition and democracy.