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Chief Minister Uva Province Harin Fernando today said he intends to contest the next general election from the Badulla District.

Mr. Fernando told the Daily Mirror that he would like to contest the election since he was the UNP District leader for Badulla.

However, the Chief Minister said he would discuss the matter with the Party Leader.

Mr. Fernando  served as a UNP MP for four years since 2010 and resigned from Parliament in 2014 in order contest the 2014 Uva Provincial Council Elections as UNP’ Chief Ministerial Candidate.  

He obtained 173,993 votes and thus became the candidate to obtain the highest number of preferential votes in the entire Uva Province at that election.

Mr. Fernando however served as the Opposition leader of the Province till last week, where he was sworn in as the Chief Minister on January 14 after he mustered majority in the council. (Yohan Perera)

 

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  • silva Sunday, 25 January 2015 09:09 PM

    jayawewa via DM Android App

    hemantha gunatilaka Sunday, 25 January 2015 09:21 PM

    Well done sir u must be at parliment not at pc all the best

    camrox Sunday, 25 January 2015 09:23 PM

    We need youthful personalities like you in parliament

    Maheshika Sunday, 25 January 2015 10:34 PM

    More powers, more money? How long have you been in politics?Jumping from one position to another makes people get fed up of you.Are you not satisfied with the "MAHA AMATHI" post?Is your dream to be the Prime minister?Then you can sit down and start to do some work for the country, because there will be no other post more powerful than PM, once we get rid of secretarial presidency.

    Tribunal Monday, 26 January 2015 12:41 AM

    Sri Lankans should be proud to have him as a Prime Minister.

    Suny j fm Melbourne Monday, 26 January 2015 09:48 AM

    Hope there are no restrictions to be ambitious or even for dreaming in SL.

    Mevan Monday, 26 January 2015 10:04 AM

    If election will be held on electorate basis Harin will get the highest percentage of majority votes.


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