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President Maithripala Sirisena is reported to have told the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) Central Committee that he had the required number of MPs to form a stable government.

The SLFP CC with the President in the chair met on Wednesday for the first time after the swearing-in of the new Prime Minister.

The President asked the members to cooperate with him to form a stable government. The SLFP has decided to hold its executive committee and all island committee on November 8.

The all island committee is the body which ratifies the decisions taken by the CC.

The President said the SLFP constitution would be amended to incorporate two more provisions including the one to establish a politburo for decision making on crucial matters.

A party spokesman said the politburo would be a body parallel to the CC and that it would only consist of top level leaders. (Kelum Bandara)

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karthik Saturday, 03 November 2018 05:45 PM

You have become a magician, But very soon you will loose the No.1 position and that is the end result.

seqi Sunday, 04 November 2018 01:55 PM

Poetically said...refreshing

Don Saturday, 03 November 2018 06:06 PM

Thousands of Millions of Black money could make numbers.

BE FAIR Saturday, 03 November 2018 06:28 PM

He is a symbol of shame and hypocrisy for the nation of Sri Lanka and humanity.He has no human values.

Kumara Saturday, 03 November 2018 06:31 PM

Prez, do not delay. hold the floor test on Monday. NDTV interview with RW states US dollar 1 million per MP was paid to cross over.

vithura Saturday, 03 November 2018 06:58 PM

Given that most, if not all, MPs are so corrupt this should come as no surprise!

Hubert Saturday, 03 November 2018 07:20 PM

Head of Pariah State

Lalantha Saturday, 03 November 2018 07:58 PM

U are a complete bullshit

Nikan-Sena Saturday, 03 November 2018 09:43 PM

Mona nombara the? Hora nombara the!!!?

TONY Saturday, 03 November 2018 11:07 PM

MR PRESIDENT YOU ARE THE MOST UNRELIABLE AND CROOKED POLITICIAN OF THE CENTURY

MORRIS Saturday, 03 November 2018 11:16 PM

OMG, HE CAN'T COUNT ?

DN Sunday, 04 November 2018 09:30 AM

Sirisena Formula95 greater than 105

shiran Saturday, 03 November 2018 11:39 PM

Please come for the vote, we will show the numbers for all who robbed money and power.

Mohanthas Saturday, 03 November 2018 11:43 PM

You may have the numbers. However behave in a gentleman's way. Buying people is a disgrace beyond belief. A law should be passed that once elected under a party, the MP cannot move into another one unless he resigns and recontest under the new party. That is the gentleman's way. Don't spoil the upcoming children of our land by your disgusting behaviour.

RR Sunday, 04 November 2018 01:33 PM

I think that every thing is in a mess and in confusion, without knowing which way to go. Purely, as know body knows which way is correct, as we have broken the rules as some stupid uneducated childen from the bush, may do.Let see what is going to happen. We need to accept the serious mistakes we have done, appologise, undo what we have done wrong and resign. One must have the gutts to do that and resign and hide somewhere.

Dee Sunday, 04 November 2018 02:02 PM

Show it HE! Why aren't you reconvening parliament? Negotiation still on? We thought you had the 113 when DD was sworn in as a minister?

Francis Sunday, 04 November 2018 02:13 PM

Sirisena you are a disgrace to the past present and future generations of this country. You and the family will rot in your grave for what you have done to this country. We have never seen a liar of your quality and I curse you

silva Sunday, 04 November 2018 03:43 PM

After president JR term, premadasha, mahinda and mitheri are uneducated unprofessional who served as a president. They give priority to their personal beliefs, values, priority, norms over the constitution.They disobey to law and order, simply exercise their power and authority to manipulate the system as they wish.Since these are uneducated, power greedy, eager to earn a lot of money minded people, they miss manage the country and cause immense suffering to the people. their cabinet to has a lot of uneducated, poor social or economic state with poor moral and ethical people. their only goals are earned more money and get more contract and provide job to his relative. For them cheating, betraying, manipulating etc as a smart way of doing a thing. this similar thing happened in Tamil Nadu after 1967 and the state ruined and recently CM Jaya died very pathetically. we have to learn from Tamil Nadu politics and rectify our system

TONY Sunday, 04 November 2018 11:15 PM

MS FINALLY YOU HAD TO GO TO MR;S FEET

GH Monday, 05 November 2018 09:37 AM

When His Excellency Mahinda Rajapaksa comes there is no more problems in gathering numbers.

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