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UNP leadership | RW will remain: UNP lawyer

17 Aug 2020

By Maheesha Mudugamuwa
United National Party (UNP) Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe would continue as the Party Leader until the conclusion of the impending provincial council (PC) elections, a UNP lawyer confirmed to The Morning. Accordingly, a decision on the leadership was to be taken following the conclusion of the PC elections. Earlier, Wickremesinghe told senior members of the UNP to choose a suitable leader, and four names were nominated accordingly. Their names were Akila Viraj Kariyawasam, Ravi Karunanayake, Vajira Abeywardena, and Daya Gamage. The four were asked to discuss and decide on who the next leader should be. However, as said by UNP General Secretary Kariyawasam, a final decision was to be taken on Friday (14). Subsequently, a special meeting of the UNP was held at its headquarters in Sirikotha on Saturday (15). It was reported that the meeting was chaired by Party Leader Wickremesinghe, and was attended by UNP candidates, party organisers, and senior members.


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