Have more women, youth- UNP

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The UNP is to submit amendments to the proposed local government electoral reforms bill though it is agreeable to the government’s proposal to introduce a mixed system.
UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayake told a news conference a short while ago that his party would seek to increase the youth and women representation to 40 percent instead of the government proposal to limit it to 25 percent. The party is also seeking to amend the government proposal to elect one third of the candidates under the PR system (YP)

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willows Tuesday, 21 September 2010 08:14 AM

have no say in these matters, just keep quite???

malkanthi Tuesday, 21 September 2010 08:15 AM

Government is amending existing amd introducing new systems. UNP in turn, fighting, presenting new proposals and amendments. Poor Mother Lanka!

D.P.Liyanage Tuesday, 21 September 2010 10:58 AM

Need more women to crossover?

Geronimo Tuesday, 21 September 2010 12:29 PM

There are a lot of mediocre female artists around. But after Pabha's stunt, they will have no voters!!!

Roshan Tuesday, 21 September 2010 12:44 PM

First amend the UNP constitution to save the rest from crossing over. There is no point of talking about youth and women representative if the party can not stop these cross-overs!

M.ASHRAFF NAZIM Wednesday, 22 September 2010 02:46 AM

IT SHOWA THAT WOMEN ARE MORE CAPABLE THAN MEN

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