{"id":37037,"date":"2015-01-09T05:32:02","date_gmt":"2015-01-09T10:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=37037"},"modified":"2015-01-09T08:50:14","modified_gmt":"2015-01-09T13:50:14","slug":"maithripala-sirisena-sworn-in-as-president-by-justice-k-sri-bavan-at-independence-square-ranil-wickremesinghe-takes-oaths-as-prime-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=37037","title":{"rendered":"Maithripala Sirisena Sworn in as President by Justice K. Sri Bavan at Independence Square. Ranil Wickremesinghe Takes Oaths as Prime Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Maithripala Sirisena took oaths as the sixth President of Sri Lanka at Independence square this evening while  United National Party (UNP) leader Ranil Wickremesinghe took oaths as the Prime Minister.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_9085.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_9085-600x338.png\" alt=\"IMG_9085.PNG\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-37043\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>pic via: twitter\/NalakaG<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Addressing the Nation after taking oaths, Sirisena said that he will not seek a second term in office.<\/p>\n<p>He also appointed UNP National Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe as the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, as his first move as the President of Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Addressing the nation after taking oaths as the country\u2019s sixth Executive President, Sirisena aadded that he would never contest a presidential election again.<\/p>\n<p>He said his main responsibility was to change the present political culture in Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy principles will encapsulate the vision of D.S. Senanayake and S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike, the great leaders of our nation,\u201d the new President said.<\/p>\n<p>He also extended his gratitude to the country\u2019s main opposition, the United National Party., fir accepting him as the presidential candidate of the party.<\/p>\n<p> He also thanked other parties and organizations, including the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna, for the support they provided during the election campaign.<\/p>\n<p>The newly elected President took oaths before K. Sri Bawan, the senior-most Judge in the country\u2019s apex court.<\/p>\n<p><em>Courtesy:Asian Mirror&#038;Colombo Gazette<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"tweetbutton37037\" class=\"tw_button\" style=\"float:right;margin-left:10px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdbsjeyaraj.com%2Fdbsj%2F%3Fp%3D37037&amp;text=Maithripala%20Sirisena%20Sworn%20in%20as%20President%20by%20Justice%20K.%20Sri%20Bavan%20at%20Independence%20Square.%20Ranil...%20&amp;related=&amp;lang=en&amp;count=horizontal\" class=\"twitter-share-button\"  style=\"width:55px;height:22px;background:transparent url('https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-tweet-button\/tweetn.png') no-repeat  0 0;text-align:left;text-indent:-9999px;display:block;\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maithripala Sirisena took oaths as the sixth President of Sri Lanka at Independence square this evening while United National Party (UNP) leader Ranil Wickremesinghe took oaths as the Prime Minister. pic via: twitter\/NalakaG Addressing the Nation after taking oaths, Sirisena said that he will not seek a second term in office. 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