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With 3 MPs in Parliament, Dissanayake’s first challenge is to form his cabinet

Sri Lanka’s Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya administered the oath to Anura Kumara Dissanayake, 56, as Sri Lanka’s ninth president on Monday. Assuming power amid Sri Lanka’s efforts to rebuild its economy and address social concerns as its path to recovery is monitored by international lenders including the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which has extended a bailout package to the island nation, Dissanayake faces the first major challenge of forming a government.