Ranil, Sajith or Karu for presidency: Hesha

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United National Party (UNP) MP Hesha Withanage said yesterday his party would pick one of its three leaders - Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, Deputy Leader Sajith Premadasa or Speaker Karu Jayasuriya as its presidential candidate.

He told a news conference that these three leaders would be president, prime minister and speaker under a future UNP government and confirmed that the UNP had no intention of supporting any outsider as the common candidate at the upcoming election.

Responding to a question asked by a journalist on the statement made by President Maithripala Sirisena that he would support the UNP if a new face was nominated by the party as the presidential candidate, the MP said President Sirisena should support the UNP if he any inkling of gratitude.

However, he said the President did not have any right to select the UNP presidential candidate. (Yohan Perera and Ajith Siriwardana)

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Sarath Vithanage Saturday, 08 June 2019 09:26 AM

There is no match to RW in UNP compare to Education, experience and world recognition. No more GRs.

MODA BURUWA Saturday, 08 June 2019 09:55 AM

Please put forward RW so at least RW will know what recognisition RW and UNP has when the results are out ! .

Yehiya Saturday, 08 June 2019 10:13 AM

All three are failed bring new face.

Maansi Saturday, 08 June 2019 10:49 AM

Sajith

Manel De Silva Saturday, 08 June 2019 12:48 PM

Ranil is the best. We have to assit him to win for the first time in thirty attempts.

VJ Saturday, 08 June 2019 02:09 PM

None of the present parliamentarians will be elected in the next election. Enough is enough, you people should retire since you all have worked so hard and deserve to be relieved.

YZ Saturday, 08 June 2019 02:17 PM

That's foolish to even consider or think of Ranil being the candidate for the presidential polls. Sajith is the ideal person who will do some work for the society which has been proved by actions in the past..

Baron Baaron Saturday, 08 June 2019 08:40 PM

All 3 are big losers. End of the UNP coming. Only SF has the chance of winning, only he is capable of providing "Safety

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