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UNP to hold talks with Fonseka on polls

The United National Party (UNP) is to hold talks with Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka with regards to the Parliament elections. Fonseka said that he has been informed that UNP chairman?Malik Samarawickrema will meet him in an attempt to obtain the support of Fonseka’s political party for the UNP at the election. The former Army Commander said that the Democratic Party led by him has already decided to contest the August 17 election independently. However he said that if there is a threat of corr

01 Jul, 2015

Political parties urged to follow minimum criteria

Sri Lanka?s joint business chambers, the organisations of professional associations of Sri Lanka and the Executive Committee of the?BAR association of Sri Lanka, today called on all political parties to follow the?minimum criteria when?selecting candidates for future elections. In a joint statement, the leading organisations also announce the endorsement of the ?March 12th Declaration? an initiative of PAFFREL and the ?Citizens? Collective?, which identifies a set of minimum criteria that the p

01 Jul, 2015

John says UNP will reject Mahinda’s invite

Sri Lanka’s ruling United National Party (UNP) on Thursday rejected an invitation from former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse to work with him at the upcoming parliamentary elections, the Xinhua news agency reported. Rajapakse had invited the UNP and other political parties to join him after he announced his candidacy for the August 17 Parliamentary Elections. However, UNP senior parliamentarian John Amaratunga told Xinhua that the UNP would not consider such a request and was?confident

02 Jul, 2015