UPFA to finalise LG polls list

The UPFA will convene a meeting at Temple Trees today to discuss and reach a final decision on the selection of candidates for the mini poll among the constituent parties of the UPFA.

Prime Minister D.M. Jayaratne, UPFA General Secretary Susil Premajayantha and SLFP General Secretary Maithreepala Sirisena will preside the meeting. Meanwhile, a party leaders’ meeting of the UPFA was held at the Prime Minister’s office in Parliament, on Friday where they discussed the preparation of the UPFA nominations list. The meeting was chaired by Prime Minister Jayaratne.

The main focus of the discussion was the selection of the best candidates to run for the mini election scheduled in March. The Prime Minister stressed at the meeting that everyone should focus on selecting candidates who could defeat the Opposition candidate at the poll. All constituent party leaders of the UPFA attended the meeting. Sri Lanka Muslim Congress Leader Rauf Hakeem whose party will be contesting certain Local Government bodies in the East together with the UPFA was also present.

The other leaders included Omalpe Sobitha Thera of the JHU, NFF Leader Wimal Weerawansa, Prof. Tissa Vitharana, DEW Gunasekera, a representative from the Kandurata Janatha Party, Dinesh Gunawardena, Susil Premajayantha, Vasudeva Nanayakkara and representatives of the main Tamil parties.