evidence: Following a paradigm shift in the polity of Sri Lanka, with the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP)-led National People’s Power (NPP) securing the presidency of Sri Lanka last week, all eyes are on the new government. While the victory of NPP presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake is a decisive moment in the island’s history, also making history is academic and activist Dr Harini Amarasuriya, whom the NPP appointed as the Prime Minister for its caretaker government. The Sunday Morning spoke to Premier Amarasuriya, the third woman PM of Sri Lanka, in an exclusive interview, where she outlined the priorities of the new government. Amarasuriya told The Sunday Morning that the NPP wanted a disruption-free, smooth transition with a focus on maintaining economic stability while progressing with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreement and debt restructuring in accordance with its plan and mandate, expressing confidence that they had begun the change they planned for the island’s political culture, which the party would continue after the general elections.