Flexibility of SLPP needed to form an alliance - President

Flexibility of SLPP needed to form an alliance - President

September 29, 2019   11:17 pm

The flexibility of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) is required to form an alliance, stated President Maithripala Sirisena.

Addressing a gathering of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) in Kurunegala, Sirisena said his informed his stance on contesting the election under a common symbol to the Rajapaksa brothers, yesterday (28).

“I told them that we can work for the victory of Gotabaya Rajapaksa under a national alliance, but never under the lotus bloom symbol of the SLPP; they did not agree to it,” he said.

The President pointed out that the SLPP needs the support of the SLFP to win the forthcoming Presidential election.

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