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UNP candidate only after election is declared

30 Aug 2019

As per the constitution of the United National Party (UNP) a Presidential candidate can only be named after an election is declared,  UNP Legal Secretary Nissanka Nanayakkara said. He said, the presidential candidate is to be selected by a nomination board appointed by the UNP Working Committee. Once the nomination board names a presidential candidate, the Working Committee must approve the nomination, he added. Nanayakkara also pointed out that the UNP Constitution including these provisions were drafted by the late President J. R. Jayawardene.


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