He said the new government led by President Sirisena and Prime Minister Rajapakse would continue in office and all ministries would continue to function under the new regime.

The no-confidence motion was presented by Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) legislator Anura Kumara Dissanayaka and seconded by JVP legislator Vijitha Herath.

However, when the motion was taken up for a vote, legislators from Rajapakse's party broke out in protest, prompting the prime minister to leave the floor of Parliament and the parliament session was adjourned till Thursday.

Sri Lanka has been embroiled in a political unrest since Oct. 26, when President Sirisena surprisingly sacked Prime Minister Wickremesinghe and appointed former president Rajapakse to the post and appointed a new caretaker government.

Wickremesinghe's United National Party called the sacking illegal and called for the parliament to convene to prove their majority.

President Sirisena dissolved the parliament last Friday and called for a snap parliamentary election in January next year, but the decision was overturned by the Supreme Court in a ruling on Tuesday.

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