Elections if National Consensus fails
President Mahinda
Rajapaksa summoned his electoral organizers and told them to prepare for
parliamentary elections which would be held before the year is up, if
the efforts for national consensus fails and the UNP is not agreeable to
a common political programme.
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JVP stalwart advocates broader national alliance
JVP heavyweight Nandana Gunathilake plans to form a broader
National Alliance with the progressive sections in the JVP, SLFP and UNP
to find a solution to the national question.
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Prof. Peiris advocates power sharing based on parliamentary seats
UNP MP, Prof. G. L. Peiris yesterday said that if power
sharing is adopted in Sri Lanka where ministers are appointed based on
the ratio of parliamentary seats obtained by each political party, all
Members in Parliament could get involved in national issues and other
economic development activities.
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