- JVP Gen. Secy. slams ‘rejected’ Opposition parties uniting to form LG bodies’ majorities
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) General Secretary Tilvin Silva said that the JVP-led NPP has no intention of establishing majorities in any Local Government (LG) institutions through coalitions with parties that have been rejected by the public.
Speaking at a press conference yesterday (7), following the release of the 2025 LG Elections results, he emphasised that the NPP would only consider joining forces with candidates who contested independently, if they are willing to cooperate.
“The NPP has managed to secure majority control in a large number of LG bodies. However, there are some institutions where, despite us receiving the highest number of votes as a party, other parties collectively have more seats,” he said.
He added: “After the elections, if small parties who contested separately try to combine their results and claim a majority, we believe that it is neither realistic nor fair. No single Party other than the NPP has been able to secure outright control of any LG body. Some parties have only managed to win one or two seats.”
Furthermore, Silva stressed that it is not democracy if they try to add up all the small victories of several political parties and try to form LG bodies with them. “These are the very groups that have been rejected by the people,” he added.
“Therefore, from a clear political perspective, the NPP has won these Elections. We must establish LG bodies in every LG body where we have emerged victorious so that we can continue implementing the development projects that we have planned for the country,” he noted.
When queried as to whether the NPP would seek support from Opposition parties in LG bodies where it failed to secure a simple majority, Silva reiterated: “We will not form LG bodies by aligning with parties that the people have already rejected. In some areas, many candidates contested independently. If such individuals come forward to support the NPP, we are willing to work with them.”