UNP secures 106 seats in new Parliament

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The United National Party (UNP) has secured 106 seats in the new Parliament, based on the final results released this evening.

According to the final results, the UNP secured 106 seats, including 13 bonus seats, while the UPFA got 95 seats, including 12 bonus seats, Illangai Thamil Arasu Katchi 16 seats, including 2 bonus seats, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna 6 seats, including 2 bonus seats, Sri Lanka Muslim Congress 1 seat and the Eelam People?s Democratic Party (EPDP) 1 seat.

The UNP won 11 of the 22 Districts while the UPFA won 8 Districts.?(Colombo Gazette)

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