All Party interim Government SLFP to hold talks again with President

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Maithripala Sirisena is expected to return home after a visit to Korea to address a global conference, ‘World Summit For Peace 2022’ and a date would be decided for bilateral talks between the President and the SLFP after that
It was the SLFP that first proposed an all-party government to bail out the country from the current economic, political and social mess as far back as April, this year

By Sandun A Jayasekera

The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) wants to hold another round of talks with President Ranil Wickremesinghe next week in a bid to come to a consensus with the government and form an all-party interim government until a general election is held, General Secretary of the SLFP, former Minister Dayasiri Jayasekara said yesterday.

Jayasekara said party chief and former President Maithripala Sirisena is expected to return home after a visit to Korea to address a global conference, ‘World Summit For Peace 2022’ and a date would be decided for bilateral talks between the President and the SLFP after that.

“I hope, we can meet during the course of next week,” Jayasekara added.
Commenting on the reported invitation to all 224 MPs by President Wickremesinghe individually to join an interim government, Jayasekara said most appropriate and transparent way for such an invitation would have been to invite via the party leadership.

“It was the SLFP that first proposed an all-party government to bail out the country from the current economic, political and social mess as far back as April, this year. In that proposal, we said President must consult party leaders and invite the political parties that represent Parliament to participate in an all-party interim government. However, I expect, President Wickremesinghe will invite the party leadership also to join the all-party interim government,” Jayasekara said.

Jayasekara told Daily Mirror that the first discussion the SLFP leadership held last Friday at the Finance Ministry with President Wickremesinghe was a success.

“We submitted a 9 point strategic plan that highlighted the necessity to hold a general election soon after the country returns to normalcy by putting an end to fuel and gas queues, ensuring steady supply of food, drugs and other essentials and restoring stability in the country which was agreed by the both,” Jayasekara noted.

The first discussion the SLFP leadership held last Friday at the Finance Ministry with President Wickremesinghe was a success

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TONI Monday, 01 August 2022 10:32 AM

RW VERY KEEN TO HAVE AN ALL PARTY GOVT, SO THAT HE CAN CONTINUE IN OFFICE, EVEN THOUGH IT WILL NOT WORK

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Sword of Damoscles Monday, 01 August 2022 11:14 AM

Maithri will have to approach any President coming into power in SL not for confrontation but with an olive branch as he has to safeguard himself from the sword lying over his head on the 2019 Easter Disaster.

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Nihal Amarasekera Monday, 01 August 2022 11:23 AM

Right through All Parties have been dancing and fighting at the Parliamentary Party seeming oblivious or unable to find solutions to sufferings outside.

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Nihal Amarasekera Monday, 01 August 2022 11:23 AM

Right through All Parties have been dancing and fighting at the Parliamentary Party seeming oblivious or unable to find solutions to sufferings outside.

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Man Monday, 01 August 2022 12:09 PM

All Party Government only and nothing about emergency as they don't have any concern.

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First thing first Monday, 01 August 2022 12:35 PM

What a wonderful suggestion for an election! But What is the strategy to bring the country to normalcy? What is the action plan for the steady supply of essential items? More importantly, what action plan do you have to get billions of dollars that were robbed by the generous rouges?

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Ram Monday, 01 August 2022 01:01 PM

SLFP is part of SLPP. For the government to be all party AJB, JVP and TNA must join. This is only an eye wash

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Haid Monday, 01 August 2022 01:33 PM

Please dont find trivial faults. Join the govt and take us out of this mess. Our country is small and it can revive fast

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Sarjoan Monday, 01 August 2022 01:34 PM

SLFP untrustworthy My3 Hopper , Constitution 52day, traitor of easter Attack. should never be any part of interim Govt. just like Ma hinda

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lanka peiris Monday, 01 August 2022 02:37 PM

Hope that former President Maithripala Sirisena's visit to Korea to address a Global conference "World summit for peace 2022" was funded by himself or SLFP and not the tax-payer. You do not need him to read out a piece of paper someone else has written. Another jaunt for this joker!!!

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lanka peiris Monday, 01 August 2022 02:44 PM

SLFP that first proposed an all-party government to bail out the country from the current economic crisis, but you were the party who could not run the two party government with the UNP!!!! Remember, too many cooks spoil the soup".

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johan Monday, 01 August 2022 03:13 PM

Better insist on General election which will not cost more than 15m. But country will come to normalcy. After that We can see some SLPP/UNP protestors along Havelock grounds

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sam Monday, 01 August 2022 05:52 PM

Ranil Sirisena government was a failure and a reject what is required is early election and not interim government without any IMF support

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Sapumal Tuesday, 02 August 2022 08:13 AM

I am the first person to suggest an interim administration with the participation of all parties. Not SLFP or the jokers like this. I don't think they have ever seen or had any experience with an interim administration. I don't need a credit. But at least they should know what they are talking about. My suggestion was to appoint an interim administration for six months or one year with all parties headed by a well-recognized, internationally accepted, experienced and independent person like Karu Jayasuriya. That's not what these people are talking about. If it was their proposal, ask them to show their first comment on it. What I want to say is that these people are just like parrots. They husycreoated what they heard. My first interim suggestion was to UNP after the presidential election. They didn't listen. But they paid the price

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