Key meeting on common candidate on Monday

November 8, 2014 

A key discussion on the common candidate for the next Presidential election is scheduled to be held on Monday (10).

Several important meetings were held with Ven. Maduluwawe Sobitha Thero at the Kotte Sri Naga Vihara on Friday (7).

A large number of opposition parliamentarians as well as former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunge and Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) parliamentarian Ven. Athuraliye Rathana Thero participated in discussions with Ven. Sobitha Thero on Friday to decide on the common candidate.

It is learnt that the names of senior United National Party MP, Karu Jayasuriya and Kumaratunge have been shortlisted for the common candidate.

While the common candidate is scheduled to be announced after the Presidential election is called, a key meeting with all forces supporting the common candidate is to be held on Monday.

A final decision on the common candidate is to be reached during the weekend.