SLPP MP Dhammika Perera said he was well prepared to contest for the presidency, if the party gives him the opportunity.
Leader of the SLPP Mahinda Rajapaksa said he would agree wholeheartedly if the party decides to support incumbent Ranil Wickremesinghe at the presidential polls.
Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe today (29) stepped down as the minister of justice, prisons affairs and constitutional reforms to contest for the presidency.
Citing that the continuing deterioration of the rule of law in Sri Lanka is a serious issue, the National People’s Power (NPP) yesterday (28) charged that if everyone was considered equal before the law, those who have been convicted of offences should not be in high positions in the political system.
The ‘Jana Aragala’ alliance has decided to field its executive committee member and lawyer Nuwan Bopage as a presidential candidate.
The government is to carry out a census of the elephant population after 13 years.
Local election monitor Campaign for Free and Fair election (CAFFE) has lodged a complaint with the Election Commission against the National People's Power over its campaign meeting with nurses.
