evidence: 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. [...] Dissanayake, who has drawn increasing support in recent years for his anti-corruption and anti-poverty policies, won the country's first election since its economy collapsed in 2022 sparking protests and forcing then-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to flee and resign. [...] His replacement Amarasuriya is one of the three NPP MPs. The former university lecturer was also given ministerial responsibility for justice, education and labour.