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PC polls:

UPFA for broader alliance

COLOMBO: The United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) is set to form a broader alliance to contest the upcoming Provincial Council elections for the Sabaragamuwa and North Central Provinces with several parties voicing interest in joining ranks to form such a front.

More than 12 political parties took part at a recent meeting chaired by President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees to discuss matters pertaining to the elections.

The meeting was attended by parties such as the UNP(D), MEP, JHU, CWC, LSSP, Communist Party, factions of SLMC, UPF, DLF, Bhumiputhra Party, Mahajana Party and DVJP in addition to the SLFP.

According to UPFA General Secretary Minister Susil Premajayantha they are prepared to take other parties with similar ideologies into the fold to forge a broader front at the polls.

However, the final UPFA nomination lists are expected to be finalised by the end of this week and all former members including the two Chief Ministers of the Councils are to receive nominations, sources said.

The UPFA nomination committee includes Premier Ratnasiri Wickramanayaka, Ministers Maithripala Sirisena, D. M. Jayarathne, Anura Priyadarshana Yapa, Dullas Alahapperuma, Nimal Siripala de Silva, A. H. M. Fowzie and Susil Premajayantha.

It is believed that the Ceylon Workers’ Congress (CWC) which had one seat in the former Sabaragamuwa Provincial council would go it alone but would support the UPFA after the elections. However, a final decision regarding the matter is expected to be arrived at before the end of the week, CWC sources said.

The other main contender, the United National Party is also on the election trail and has announced its Chief Minister aspirants, educationist, Upul Shantha Sannasgala for Sabaragamuwa and one time Army Chief of Staff Major General (retd.) Janaka Perera for the North Western Province.

Meanwhile, Elections Commissioner Dayananda Dissanayake is set to announce the date of the poll immediately after he releases the notice following the closure of nominations, according to Deputy Commissioner of Elections W. P. Sumanasiri.

According to Sumanasiri the date should fall within a period between five to eight weeks after releasing the election notice.

The period of accepting nominations is from June 27 to July 04. Thus according to analysts most probably the poll is set to be held either at August end or early September.

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