Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning president has sworn in a 21-member Cabinet after his party secured a two-thirds parliamentary majority in last week's election.

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake reappointed Harini Amarasuriya as the Prime Minister following a decisive election victory last week

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake retained the key finance minister portfolio and reappointed Harini Amarasuriya as prime minister on Monday as the Indian Ocean island nation targets stronger recovery from a draining financial crisis.

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake reconfirmed his leadership team by reappointing Harini Amarasuriya as Prime Minister. This move follows his coalition's victory in the general election, securing 159 out of 225 parliamentary seats.

Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s National People’s Power Party won at least 123 of the 225 seats in parliament, according to partial results released by the Elections Commission.

By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake reappointed Harini Amarasuriya as the prime minister of the Indian Ocean island nation on Monday. Dissanayake, whose leftist coalition won 159 seats in the 225-member parliament in general election,