COLOMBO (News 1st) – The Speaker’s office issuing a communique stated Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse will be given the seat reserved for the Prime Minister in parliament once it is reconvened.

This is due to the Gazette notice issued stating that Mahinda Rajapakse has been appointed as Prime Minister.

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