Politics

PoliticalSubashini SenanayakeTags: Print EditionExecutive Director of the election monitoring group PAFFREL Rohana Hettiarachchi yesterday said that the new President and Prime Minister should be appointed by a collective agreement by…

PoliticalTags: Print EditionThe Tamil National Alliance leader R.Sampanthan yesterday said his Party has not yet decided whom to vote for at the July 20 poll in Parliament to elect a new President. He told a group of journalists that…

PoliticalTags: Print EditionSri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) leader, former President Maithripala Sirisena says the SLFP will refrain from voting for a Presidential candidate on July 20 due to the lack of programme by the candidates to…

PoliticalShiromi AbeyasingheTags: Print EditionActing President Ranil Wickremesinghe has responded positively to the proposal of establishing a People’s Council by those engaged in the Galle Face Aragalaya (Struggle). Wickremesinghe…

PoliticalTags: Print EditionSLPP Parliamentarian Sisira Jayakody yesterday said that Leader of the House and Public Administration and Home Affairs Minister Dinesh Gunawardena should be made Acting Prime Minister as per the…

PoliticalChaminda PereraTags: Print EditionSLPP Parliamentarian Dullas Alahapperuma yesterday said that he will contest the election for the Presidency. Alahapperuma said that he will contest the election to be held in Parliament on…

PoliticalAnanda KannangaraTags: Print EditionThe Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has unanimously decided to nominate Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa as their Presidential hopeful. SJB National Organizer Tissa Attanayake said the party…

Following Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s resignation as President:Parliament to convene today:PoliticalCamelia NathanielTags: Print EditionSpeaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena detailed the Constitutional process to appoint a new President following…

PoliticalNeranjala WickremasingheTags: Print EditionThe Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) yesterday decided to extend support to Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the election to be held in Parliament on July 20 to elect a new…

PoliticalTags: Print EditionSJB MP Dr. Harsha De Silva yesterday said the Opposition yesterday discussed with various parties and groups in government to reach a consensus with regard to the position of Prime Minister. Acting President…