Ranil new Prime Minister

Namal congratulates Ranil

UPFA Hambantota District MP Namal Rajapaksa in a twitter message today congratulated Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on his assuming office as Sri Lanka’s new Prime Minister.

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UNP national list

The United National Party (UNP) today submitted its national list to the commissioner of elections.

UNP and SLFP sign MoU

UNP General Secretary Kabir Hashim and SLFP Acting General Secretary Duminda Dissanayake signed a MoU pledging to work together at the next parliament.

MR attends Ranil’s swearing in ceremony

Former President and Kurunegala District UPFA MP Mahinda Rajapaksa attended UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe’s swearing-in ceremony as Prime Minister at the Presidential Secretariat.

Video: Wimal at FCID

National Freedom Front (NFF) leader Wimal Weerawansa arrived at the Financial Crime Investigation Division (FCID) this morning to give a statement regarding his assets, Police said.

Video: Ranil sworn in as PM

UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka at the Presidential Secretariat a short while ago. He was elected for the fourth time as the Prime Minister.

Karu tipped to be Speaker

Former minister Karu Jayasuriya is tipped to be appointed Speaker of the new parliament, on a decision of the United National Party (UNP).

Video: National government against mandate: Gammanpila

The Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) general secretary Udaya Gammanpila said today the SLFP’s decision to form a national government with the United National Front for Good Governance (UNFGG) was against the mandate because people voted for the UPFA in protest of UNFGG’s manifesto.

SLTB claims Rs. 142 Mn from UPFA

The SLTB filed a lawsuit in the Colombo Commercial High Court today against the 2015- presidential election committee members of the UPFA, including former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, claiming a sum of Rs. 142 million.

New laws to tackle crime: Champika

The new-UNP led government would give priority to introduce legislation strengthening financial crimes and similar other crime busting and to give more legal teeth to the Bribery Commission as existing laws were not sufficient to deal with financial mismanagement, embezzling, corruption and fraud, former minister Patali Champika Ranawaka said.

Shaveen declares campaign expenditure

Independent contestant, Shaveen Bandaranayaka, the son of former Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake, who had managed to bag 149 votes at the recently concluded Parliamentary election has declared a detailed breakdown of his election campaign expenditure.

China congratulates Ranil, hails SL polls

China congratulated UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe on his election victory and said that the country was willing to enhance mutual beneficial cooperation with Sri Lanka to push forward bilateral strategic partnership.

SLFP MPs meet President

Udaya Gammanpila at SIU

Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) General Secretary Udaya Gammanpila has arrived at the Police Special Investigation Unit (SIU) this morning to give a statement, police said.

SLFP agrees to join National Govt.

The SLFP Central Committee today decided to form a national government with the UNP for two years with either party failing to secure an overall majority to form a government at this election.

Lal Kantha resigns as WPC member

Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) member of the Western Provincial Council K. D. Lal Kantha has resigned from his post in order to engage in trade union work full time, party sources said.

Handunnetti, Mayadunne nominated from JVP

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) has nominated former Auditor General Sarath Chandra Mayadunne and its defeated Matara District candidate Sunil Handunnetti as its national list MPs, party sources said.

Video: Shashi Weerawansa at FCID

Shashi Weerawansa, the wife of MP Wimal Weerawansa arrived at the Financial Crime Investigation Division (FCID) a short while ago to give a statement.

MS convenes SLFP CC meeting

President Maithripala Sirisena has convened a meeting of the Central Committee of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party, scheduled for 9.00 am today, at his official residence in Colombo, to discuss the formation of a National government, informed sources said.

​Top SLFPer to join UNFGG?

A powerful Sri Lanka Freedom Party politician had reportedly wanted to join the United National Front for Good Governance (UNFGG), political sources said.

Election was a research -Sannasgala

The well known tuition master Upul Shantha Sannasgala, who entered the Sri Lankan political arena by contesting the Colombo District from the UNP, but failed to win a parliamentary seat, said yesterday that he considered his contesting the election as an act of research done by him.

Bangkok blast: President Sirisena offers his condolences

President Maithripala Sirisena today offered his condolences to Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej over the death of 20 innocent people, including foreigners, due to a deadly bomb blast near Bangkok's Erawan shrine on Monday.

UK congratulates Ranil on election victory

UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond today congratulated UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe on his party’s election victory and said the manner in which the general election was held was a credit for Sri Lankans.

BJP happy over the number of votes secured

Bodu Jana Peramuna (BJP) said today winning parliamentary seats was not their main objective of contesting the general elections but to prove their strength as a party capable of promoting its ideology among the citizens.

Sanga as anti-narcotics Ambassador

Revise the Constitution, electoral system: C’wealth observers

Publishing the interim report based on the observations of the general elections 2015, Commonwealth observer group Chairman Dr. George Abela today suggested that the electoral system of Sri Lanka should be put under review and an independent Elections Commission should be established immediately to strengthen the legal and institutional framework for elections.

Colombo, Gampaha preferential votes

Video: RW for Broad National Policy

A broad national policy for the betterment of the country will be put to Parliament after obtaining President Maithripala Sirisena’s approval by the United National Front for Good Governance (UNFGG) which emerged victorious at the general elections.