by Kelum Bandara in Daily Mirror, Sept 21, 2023 is reported to have stood his ground, refusing to allocate any more Cabinet portfolios despite persistent requests from the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), Daily Mirror learns. The president has continuously resisted requests to increase the size of the Cabinet even despite some MPs such as S.B. Dissanayake warning to explore ways to topple the government. The position has been taken over concerns that such a…
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by Buddhika Samaraweera in The Morning, June 1, 2023President and Minister of Finance, Economic Stabilisation and National Policies Ranil Wickremesinghe, according to the ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), has hinted on holding elections soon, although there is no clarity as to what election it would be. A group of representatives of the SLPP met the President at the Presidential Secretariat on Monday (29) for a special discussion. The Daily Morning queried SLPP General Secretary…
report in economynext, Jan 10, 2023 at 3:41 pmECONOMYNEXT – The ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and the formerly rival centre-right United National Party (UNP), the party headed by President Ranil Wickremesinghe, will join forces to contest the local government elections that may or may not take place in March this year. UNP general secretary Palitha Range Bandara told reporters following a discussion between the president and SLPP representatives Monday January 10 that the…