The 43rd Brigade group led by former Minister Champika Ranawaka and former Minster Kumar Welgama’s Nawa Lanka Freedom Party have teamed up to contest the local elections together.
The two sides will field candidates in selected local councils.
The two sides entered into an agreement on Monday.
The decision of Mr Ranawaka to contest separately with Mr Welgama’s party was seen as a set back to Samgi Jana Balawegaya who earlier had the support of Mr Ranawaka’s party.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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