Parliament dissolved
President Mahinda Rajapaksa dissolved Parliament
with effect from midnight yesterday under the powers vested in him
under Article 70 (1) of Chapter 11 of the Constitution. The present
Parliament was elected in April 2004 defeating the then UNP regime
led by Ranil Wickremesinghe.
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JHU to nominate more laymen as candidates
Jatika Hela Urumaya leader Ven Ellawala
Medhananda Nayaka Threa said the JHU would nominate more laymen as
candidates for the general election though it will not contest all
the electorates but only Colombo, Gampaha, Kalutara, Kandy and
Kurunegala.
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