UPFA grand slam
The UPFA won the Southern Provincial Council
election with a resounding two thirds majority at Saturday’s
Provincial Council poll. With Saturday’s victory the UPFA has
recorded a grand slam winning all provincial council elections in a
row. Earlier, the UPFA won the Eastern, North Central, Sabargamuwa,
Western and Uva Provincial Councils with 52.21, 56.37, 55.34, 64.73
and 72.39 percent respectively.
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United Peoples Freedom Alliance victory:
‘Endorsement of President’s policies’
The landslide victory gained by the United
People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) is a further endorsement by the
people especially the people of the South of the leadership and
policies of President Mahinda Rajapaksa, said Central Province Chief
Minister Sarath Ekanayake. He made these observations after UPFA’s
massive victory at the Southern Provincial Council polls last
Saturday.
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Overwhelming victory of the people - President
The overwhelming mandate given by the Southern
people at the Southern Provincial Council election is a decisive and
strong message to those groups who are trying to create
misconceptions about the Government and also to the international
community, President Mahinda Rajapaksa issuing statement on the UPFA
victory at the Southern Provincial Council elections said yesterday.
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