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UNP to lead new alliance for presidential poll
A new political and civil society alliance, headed by United National Party (UNP) leader and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, will be formally announced on August 5 in preparation for the upcoming presidential election.
For this purpose, a meeting will take place at the Sugathadasa Stadium and initially comprise the UNP and its current
United National Front constituent partners — the Jathika Hela Urumaya, the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress, the All Ceylon Makkal Congress, the National Union of Workers, United Left Front and the Democratic People’s Front.
Ministers Rajitha Senaratne and Arjuna Ranatunga are also expected to join this alliance which will initially draft and announce a common policy declaration. This will form the basis of a Memorandum of Understanding between the partners of the alliance.
The alliance is to invite like-minded civil society organisations also to join. A spokesman for the party leadership said that, at the August 5 meeting, no decision would be taken on a presidential candidate.