
Mr. Chaminda Kularatne, Deputy General Secretary and Chief of Staff, has stated that the new Speaker of Sri Lanka should be elected on the day when Parliament reconvenes.
Parliament is scheduled to meet again on the 17th and 18th of December.
Accordingly, it is stated that the new speaker should be elected on the 17th of December.
Mr. Ashoka Ranwala resigned from the post of Speaker yesterday and that post has become vacant.