Joint Opposition (JO) leader Dinesh Gunawardane said today the mandate given to the Government leaders at the previous election had expired with the results of the Local Government elections.
Addressing a news briefing held at the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) office in Colombo to declare the election victory, MP Gunawardane said the Government had no option but to resign. (Lahiru Pothmulla)