18 February 2010 03:29 pm
The United National Front (UNF) will contest the General Election under the Elephant symbol and UNP leader Ranil Wickremasighe will contest from the Colombo District, UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayaka told Daily Mirror online.
The Deputy Leader of the United National Party Karu Jayasuriya is to run for the general election from the Gampaha District, he said. Mr. Attanayaka added that talks regarding the elections were underway with other parties of the UNF such as the SLFP (M)- wing and Sri Lanka Muslim congress.