SLFP to celebrate 63rd anniversary

The 63rd anniversary celebrations of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), the main constituent partner of the ruling United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) will be held under the patronage of President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the Vincent Dias Stadium, Badulla on September 2 at 3.00 p.m. All constituent party leaders of the UPFA will also participate.

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In the middle of Uva Provincial Council election campaign:

UNP seniors battle for deputy leadership

With less than three weeks away from the Uva Provincial Council election – the last election before the next Presidential election likely to be held early next year, the UNP is caught in an internal power struggle that could take the main Opposition into further political wilderness.

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Elections Commissioner’s lament:

‘We are doing our part’

Elections Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya in an interview with the Sunday Observer responds to criticism levelled against him and the preparations for the upcoming UVA Provincial Council Election in September.

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Politicians should not hold office in sports - Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage

Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage said the Opposition is well aware that they are not in a position to topple the Government in an election. They engage in a futile attempt to break the UPFA by misleading the people saying that if they came to power they would abolish the Executive Presidency.

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