(UTV|COLOMBO) – Parliamentarian (MP) Bandula Lal Bandarigoda says Party Leader Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will reach the right decision, at the right time pertaining to the United National Party’s (UNP) candidate, for the impending Presidential election. Speaking to a prominent online news portal, the MP said the UNP has several candidates who are suitable. He noted…
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) General Secretary Dayasiri Jayasekera yesterday said his party and the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) should decide on a Presidential candidate together, and that warned unless they were consulted, the SLFP will have to field its own candidate at an upcoming Presidential Election. Speaking at SLFP headquarters, Jayasekera insisted…
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Constitutional Expert Attorney Lal Wijenayake has asserted that according to Constitutional provisions, a Candidate must obtain more than one half of the valid votes cast at the election to win the Presidential Polls. Speaking at a gathering in Ella, Parliamentarian Wimal Weerawansa claimed that the belief that a candidate should obtain more than 50%…
(UTV|COLOMBO) – There is no issue in holding a Provincial Council (PC) election before the presidential election, says the Chairman of the Election Commission Mahinda Deshapriya. The politicians, the general public and the media persons are raising the question whether holding the PC election before the presidential election would be a hindrance to the latter, the…
