Ranil under pressure to prevent UNP split
Ranil Wickremesinghe for the first time is said to be considering a proposal put forward by several UNP seniors to nominate Sajith Premadasa for the upcoming elections as the UNP’s candidate.
Ranil Wickremesinghe for the first time is said to be considering a proposal put forward by several UNP seniors to nominate Sajith Premadasa for the upcoming elections as the UNP’s candidate.
Sri Lanka has lost the US$ 480 million grant offered by the US Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC).
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) presidential hopeful Gotabaya Rajapaksa is to give priority to strengthening ties with China.
The United National Party (UNP) Leader, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is to announce the party’s presidential candidate on Wednesday (25).
A majority of the Cabinet of Ministers yesterday (19) rejected Prime Minster Ranil Wickremesinghe’s proposal to abolish the Executive Presidency with the aim of blocking the forthcoming presidential election.
President Maithripala Sirisena has summoned an emergency meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers today (19).