Champika’s URF pulls out of election campaign, accuse SJB of violating deal

Champika’s URF pulls out of election campaign, accuse SJB of violating deal

October 10, 2024   05:18 pm

Former Member of Parliament Patali Champika Ranawaka says that his party - the United Republic Front (URF) will not contest the 2024 Parliamentary Election.

He communicated this during a media briefing held today (10).

“We decided to withdraw from this election campaign.We were hoping to contest the election representing Samagi Jana Sandhanaya from 11 districts. During the nomination process, we realized that there has been a violation of the agreement that we cannot justify, so that we decided to withdraw”, he added.

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