President Gotabaya Rajapaksa says that he will establish a new government that can implement his policies.

President-elect Gotabaya Rajapaksa was sworn in as the 7th Executive President of Sri Lanka at the Maha Maluwa of the Ruwanweliseya in Anuradhapura a short while ago.

Several Ministers including Mangala Samaraweera, Harin Fernando, Ajith P Perara, Malik Samaraweera, Kabir Hashim have announced their resignation from posts.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has extended his congratulations to Gotabaya Rajapaksa on being elected the 7th Executive President of Sri Lanka.

President-elect Gotabaya Rajapaksa will be sworn in as the 7th Executive President of Sri Lanka at the Maha Maluwa of the Ruwanweliseya in Anuradhapura today.

Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa issuing a statement yesterday requested all party activists and supporters to celebrate the presidential election victory of Gotabaya Rajapaksa, peacefully and without causing inconvenience to anyone.

The Elections Commission declared that Gotabaya Rajapaksa has been elected as the President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

Final result of the Presidential Election 2019 held in Sri Lanka. Gotabaya Rajapaksa is the winning candidate.

Sri Lanka’s ruling party presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa on Sunday accepted defeat in the presidential poll and congratulated his rival former wartime defence chief, Gotabaya Rajapaksa.