The frontpage of a newspaper placed on a stack shows an image of Anura Kumara Dissanayake from the National People's Power (NPP) alliance who is elected as new president of Sri Lanka after his victory in the presidential election, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, September 23, 2024. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte/File Photo
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's new president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, named Harini Amarasuriya as the new prime minister of the Indian Ocean island nation on Tuesday.
Dissanayake was elected president in the election held on Saturday.
