<span style="color: #222222;">In Sri Lanka, efforts are on to build consensus on dissolving the parliament and holding fresh elections under an interim government after Gotabaya Rajapaksa has taken over as new President.  <br />''</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Speaker Karu Jayasuriya said that the appointment of a caretaker cabinet or holding early Parliamentary elections are among the proposals made by the government and opposition. He said that following the Saturday election, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa and other party leaders had talks with him.<br />'' <br />'' Speaker hopes to have talks with party leaders this week to reach a final decision. PM Wickremesinghe party has agreed to hand over the government to Sri Lanka People's Party(SLPP) led by its leader Mahinda Rajapaksa on the condition that elections be held after February next year.<br />'' <br />'' Prime Minister is expected to meet new President and discuss the modalities.<br />'' <br />'' At least nine ministers have already resigned from the government following the elections.  <br />'' <br />'' Meanwhile, Gotabaya Rajapaksa assumed duties as the 7th Executive President at the Presidential Secretariat this morning following religious observances. He was sworn in to the post yesterday. The new President also made appointments for secretary to his office as well as for treasury and defence. </span><br />