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UNP Working Committee elected Ruwan as new Deputy Leader

15 Sep 2020

  • Ruwan polls 28 votes while Ravi receives 10 votes
  • Deputy Leader tipped to succeed as next party leader
The United National Party (UNP) Working Committee (WC) that met last evening (14) at the party headquarters Sirikotha elected Ruwan Wijewardene as the party’s new Deputy Leader. Wijewardene and Ravi Karunanayake contested for the post of UNP Deputy Leader and polled 28 and 10 votes, respectively. Wijewardene was then appointed the new Deputy Leader of the UNP. The post was earlier held by Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Leader Sajith Premadasa. The Morning learnt that Vajira Abeywardena had also put forward his name for the UNP deputy leadership but had withdrawn soon after the WC was asked to go for a secret ballot to elect the new Deputy Leader. Abeywardena said he did not want to contest for the post. The race was then between Wijewardene and Karunanayake. A senior UNP source said the new Deputy Leader would take over the party leadership next year when UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe steps down from the leadership at the end of this year.


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