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ITAK decides to back Premadasa

The Illangai Thamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK) has decided to back Sajith Premadasa at the Presidential election. The decision was taken when ITAK members met today. ITAK is the main partner in the Tamil National Alliance. The TNA as an alliance has not yet decided who it will support. ITAK feels Premadasa has taken into concideration some of the proposals made by ITAK in his election manifesto.

03 Nov, 2019

SLFP asserts cannot accept policies of UNP

The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) today asserted that it will not accept the policies of the United National Party (UNP). SLFP General Secretary Dayasiri Jayasekera said that the SLFP took a firm decision to withdraw its support for the UNP as its policies could not be accepted. A group of SLFP members, including former President Chandrika Kumaratunga, signed an agreement with the UNP this week after refusing to back SLPP Presidential candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential election.

02 Nov, 2019

Sri Lanka awaits outcome of UK polls

Sri Lanka is awaiting the outcome of the elections in the UK which will decide the future of Brexit. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told the Colombo Gazette that Sri Lanka is interested in the outcome of the election and the future of Brexit. “The UK has announced elections in December so we will need to wait and see what happens,” the Prime Minister said. Britain is gearing up for a December general?election?in a showdown over Brexit. The European Union (EU) has meanwhile agreed to ext

03 Nov, 2019