{"id":190384,"date":"2018-05-07T11:58:30","date_gmt":"2018-05-07T06:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=190384"},"modified":"2018-05-07T12:02:21","modified_gmt":"2018-05-07T06:32:21","slug":"prez-and-pm-will-decide-how-subjects-and-institutions-will-be-assigned-to-ministries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/prez-and-pm-will-decide-how-subjects-and-institutions-will-be-assigned-to-ministries\/","title":{"rendered":"Prez And PM Will Decide How Subjects And Institutions Will Be Assigned To Ministries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following the swearing in of new cabinet ministers, state ministers and deputy ministers, President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe are set to discuss how to apportion subjects and institutions among the various ministries, sources close to both told Colombo Telegraph.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Maithripala-Sirisena-and-Ranil-W-pic-via-Maithripala-Sirisena-Facebook.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-175767\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Maithripala-Sirisena-and-Ranil-W-pic-via-Maithripala-Sirisena-Facebook.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Maithripala-Sirisena-and-Ranil-W-pic-via-Maithripala-Sirisena-Facebook.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Maithripala-Sirisena-and-Ranil-W-pic-via-Maithripala-Sirisena-Facebook-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Maithripala-Sirisena-and-Ranil-W-pic-via-Maithripala-Sirisena-Facebook-768x418.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>This will probably be finalized after the President delivers his policy speech when Parliament reconvenes on May 8, sources added.<\/p>\n<p>Although the President has the power to assign subjects and institutions to ministries, he is expected to consult the Prime Minister, Colombo Telegraph learns.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;This has always been the case. 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