Sirisena wavers amid raging waters of SLFP split
By Our Political Editor-
New Parliament in September but conflicting claims on dates of dissolution, 20A and general elections - - Polls prospects look good for UNP, but Mahendran issue goes to grassroots with people seeing crooks on both sides
At the media conference at Sirikotha, Prime Minister and UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe defended the committee that probed the controversial Bond issue.
At the media conference at Sirikotha, Prime Minister and UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe defended the committee that probed the controversial Bond issue.
A nation waits in suspense as the ‘on-off’ guessing game continues over dissolution of Parliament to pave the way for general elections. The menu on this week’s political agenda is for a different course. “I can assure that a new Government will be installed by September,” declared President Maithripala Sirisena during a breakfast meeting with heads of state-run and private media. After dissolution, he noted, that it would take two weeks to call for nominations. Thereafter, elections would have to be held within five to seven weeks, he said. He avoided making any reference to the date of dissolution.