SLPP, SLFP and several parties meet RW and agree to form joint local administrations

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Colombo, May 14 (Daily Mirror) - Several opposition party leaders, including those from the SLPP and SLFP, met with former President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday to discuss forming joint administrations in local government bodies and they have agreed in principle to collaborate moving forward.

MP Namal Rajapaksa, Nimal Siripala de Silva, Anura Priyadharshana Yapa, Duminda Dissanayake, Udaya Gammanpila, Mano Ganesan, and P. Digambaram met Mr. Wickremesinghe and decided to collaborate in local government bodies.

MP Rajapaksa represented the SLPP; Nimal Siripala de Silva and Duminda Dissanayake represented the SLFP; Anura Yapa the PA; Udaya Gammanpila Sarwajana Balaya; while Mano Ganesan and P. Digambaram represented the Tamil Progressive Alliance (TPA). Jeewan Thondaman represented the CWC. UNP General Secretary Talatha Athukorala, National Organizer Sagala Ratnayake, and Harin Fernando represented the UNP.

According to Mr. Fernando, general secretaries of opposition parties are expected to begin another round of talks today. “All the parties have agreed to work together in local bodies as all of them are on an anti-NPP line,” Mr. Fernando told the Daily Mirror.

Party leaders believe the law permits opposition parties to form administrations in local bodies if they have secured a greater number of seats in a given council.

Meanwhile, it was reported that some parties and independent groups which contested for the CMC are yet to decide whom they will support.

Independent Group 5, which secured two seats, is leaning toward forming a joint opposition alliance. Sri Lanka People’s Party Leader Srinath Perera stated that his party has yet to decide on a stance.

Comments - 29

Lo Thursday, 15 May 2025 12:07 AM

A marriage of convenience for some political gain out of compulsion, not in the greatest interest of the country and its people , rather their personal interests to evade all impending cases : All they want is to discredit the government and its performance: Independence groups must stay as feee and independent:

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Viking Thursday, 15 May 2025 12:17 AM

A bunch of losers and tricksters trying to collaborate together. The state of Sri Lankan politics is simply appalling.

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Ananda Bopage Thursday, 15 May 2025 12:29 AM

The NPP government has fooled us with unlimited lies. People started to move away from them.

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R Thursday, 15 May 2025 12:49 AM

They must make sure they wear ball guard and bum guard to collaborate with unelected master debating ex president

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Perera Thursday, 15 May 2025 01:02 AM

Confederation of losers.

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Banana Republic Thursday, 15 May 2025 02:30 AM

The Aragalaya intention was to chase all these people but they are back again!

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Suneth Thursday, 15 May 2025 04:02 AM

Thieves, plunderes and robbers are getting together to save the country.

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Secret Thursday, 15 May 2025 04:57 AM

First tell us what is your SECRET deal with AKD??

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Don Thursday, 15 May 2025 05:06 AM

This is a very serious issue. Forming an alliance in accordance with existing law and elect mayors and chairpersons is perfectly ok. The serious issue is their underlying principle of “ anti NPP”. People voted NPP to do a job. There is nothing wrong with NPP vision, roadmap and intended outcomes. May be they are too cautious and slow. Who gave these guys a mandate to go against the achievements of those targets endorsed by people at presidential and general elections? If these power hungry lunatics behave against national agendas, sack them and appoint special commissioners. NPP must have guts to do that.

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Chukum de Mel Thursday, 15 May 2025 05:33 AM

There is no ethical leadership in United National Party.

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Suranimala Thursday, 15 May 2025 06:02 AM

Frightening to see the names in the list.

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Sumal Thursday, 15 May 2025 07:33 AM

The rejected lot trying hard to come back. This lot representing less than 10% of Sri Lankans.

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Jayantha Silva Thursday, 15 May 2025 08:02 AM

This guy is turning out to be a parasite whose only ambition is to destroy this country.

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Nihal S Thursday, 15 May 2025 08:06 AM

All these parties have no political future (probably except for Namal) without going behind Ranil. Hence no surprise in their approach, just for power greediness. The only commonality for them is anti-NPP.

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samantha Thursday, 15 May 2025 08:20 AM

SO MASTER CROOK OF YAHAPALANAYA FAME IS BACK IN ACTION. ROB ALL THE BANKS INCLUDING CENTRAL BANK.

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Nihal Susiripala Thursday, 15 May 2025 08:27 AM

Ranil the crook and Batalanda murderer who robbed the central bank and ruined the whole country.

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Citizens Thursday, 15 May 2025 09:12 AM

All these fellows are power hungry and cannot accept defeat or they are scared of their misdeeds been exposed

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D P P Prasad Thursday, 15 May 2025 09:17 AM

The crooks may discuss lengthy. But no satisfactory results eventually the discussion will be chaotic and it will be ended in disappointment. Both RW and SP can never reach a consensus Thus RW never can hoodwink AKD and his crew. The dirty politics will be buried under the soil forever

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Jude Thursday, 15 May 2025 09:28 AM

Ranil the dealmaker!!

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Central Bankusinghe Thursday, 15 May 2025 09:29 AM

Let's devise a way to jointly exploit and destroy what is left of this country.

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Jude Thursday, 15 May 2025 09:30 AM

You got to give the credit where it due, Ranil ace dealmaker!! Otherwise how could you become president of SL with only one seat in the parliament.

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Jude Thursday, 15 May 2025 09:36 AM

Suddenly except NPP, all other parties in SL sees Ranil as the Messiah!! Yeah.

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Sokrates Thursday, 15 May 2025 09:59 AM

The electoral law gives smaller parties that together have the majority of seats in the councils, i.e. the majority of votes behind them, the right to form a governing coalition. Even if the voters have voted for widely divergent party programmes, they all have to make concessions in order to form a coalition government. That is pure democracy. Even though almost all opposition parties have led corrupt and criminal regimes in this country for decades and are responsible for the collapse of the economy, they were still elected and the voter is the sovereign. One can only speculate about the IQ of these voters.

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Practical Citizen Thursday, 15 May 2025 10:00 AM

Good move. Dont care about sajith. You have the leadership talent to have collaboration with the contradictory ideas and bring them to the correct path. It was already proven when the country taken out from unexpected economic crisis. It is better to have collaboration with energetic people intead of egoist.

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Grace Thursday, 15 May 2025 10:07 AM

Naya,Polanga, Mukutiya, Kabaraya are getting together only for the time being. After some time, they will start fighting one and another.

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Professor. K. Kamalanathan Thursday, 15 May 2025 10:34 AM

Mr. Ranil Wickramasinghe is thrown out from his seat and the chapter is closed. Potuwa had already dead with Mahinda

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Vishwa Thursday, 15 May 2025 10:51 AM

Old school fakery politicians should retire now. You wasted many peoples life and time. Nothing productive. Talking only. For 50 years he is telling he will develop the country. Pls go home without making a fool of yourself.

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Dr Soori Maripalan Thursday, 15 May 2025 04:38 PM

Still these Gonas at SJP, Pohottu, MEP belive this Hora Pin batha after 50 years of lying to people! He destryed all parties! Now another round of Hangimuttan! Call Kaputa, Myna, Pambaya, Harak Kata, DBandu, Kappam Thunga etc for the team to develop the country again as Gon GoRa did!!

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R. K. D. C. Bernard Friday, 16 May 2025 11:39 AM

All those opposition parties are rejected by three times recently but they don't accept that results and try and try for a ruling some initial levels at least shamelessly apart from that they have many obstructions with each other for a long time for getting the power and leadership for several times. But President said this culture as oppositions in Sri Lanka before some months ago and it is happening now but their future is so harmful for all even though their hopes to catch the Provincial Council election too by this togetherness actually. Will see the new race.

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