Parliament is due to convene today (17) for the first time since the appointment of a new Prime Minister in the face of the current political crisis.
A change in the allocation of seats for Members of Parliament will also be made today and Ranil Wickremesinghe, who has been in the Opposition so far, will be sitting with the Members of the Sri Lanka People’s Front today in the seat held by the Prime Minister of the ruling party.
Former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa will also be allotted a front row seat in the ruling party.
Meanwhile, a special meeting of the Committee on Parliamentary Affairs has been convened today at 8.30 am.