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Lokubandara elected Speaker by Rodney Martinesz, Jayantha Sri Nissanka and Bharatha Malawaraarachchi After ten tension packed hours of high drama in which a tie was
declared at the first round of voting and with the Tamil National Alliance
and the Jathika Hela Urumaya joining forces in support of the UNP nominee,
in the third round of voting, former Minister of Justice and Leader of the
House, W. J. M. Lokubandara of the UNP was elected Speaker of the 13th
Parliament yesterday. Other Stories
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