Landmark judgement will usher in economic prosperity - President

UPFA secures 117 seats out of 180 announced

President Mahinda Rajapaksa has pledged to use the landmark ‘judgement’ by the voters at Thursday’s parliamentary general election to usher in economic prosperity and take the country to new horizons.

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Basil Rajapaksa hails people for victory

Senior Presidential Advisor, Parliamentarian Basil Rajapaksa who received the highest number of votes at Thursday’s election, thanked the people for making the landslide victory, a reality. “Such a remarkable victory may never have been achieved in Sri Lanka’s political history and this may be the first of its kind in the world,” he told the Sunday Observer.

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UNP needs many changes - Tissa Attanayaka

UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayaka told the Sunday Observer that the party needs a number of changes in the future. He said no one could say Thursday’s election was a severe defeat for the UNP, considering the massive 2,336,691 votes it secured.

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