Sri Lanka’s new president dissolves parliament

BBC:

Sri Lanka’s new president has dissolved parliament to make way for a snap general election.

Anura Kumara Dissanayake dissolved the 225-member parliament in which his left-leaning National People’s Power (NPP) alliance had just three seats.

The election will take place on 14 November, almost a year ahead of schedule, according to a notification in the official government gazette.

The president also selected his ally Harini Amarasuriya as prime minister on Tuesday, choosing a woman for the third time in the country’s history.