National Govt. from tomorrow
UNF-SLFP to function as a united front for two years:
To work on 9 identified areas:
50 UPFA members to join new administration :
The proposed consensus government between the United National Front (UNF)
for Good Governance and the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) will be
formalized with over 70 members being sworn in tomorrow (24). The new
consensus government – the first of its kind in Sri Lanka – is likely to
enjoy an absolute majority,
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Memorable moments:
Five things to know about Ranil
won 106 seats, seven short of a majority in the
225-member parliament. President Sirisena’s SLFP provided the numbers
from his opposition group to Wickremesinghe’s to set up the government.
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Her story in politics
With just 10 women elected to Parliament, is Sri
Lanka back to the ‘one step forward, two steps back’ shuffle?:
In a lopsided representation of the people only 10
women were elected to the new Parliament, leaving one to wonder just how
truly representative the new government is, especially in terms of
social composition.
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SLFP’s new reality
Overcomes internal disputes, endorses national
government, agrees to work without Cabinet portfolios:
Things appear have taken a positive turn for the
beleaguered Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) following the unanimous
decision by the party’s Central Committee to sign a MoU with the United
National Party (UNP) on Friday (21) for the formation of a national
government.
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