With the final results of 20 of the 22 electoral districts having been released so far, the National People’s Power (NPP) has secured 123 seats, putting the party above the threshold of the 113 seats required for a majority in the 225-seat legislature.
The NPP passed the 113 seat target after winning 16 seats in the Gampaha district.
The party has won 19 of the 20 districts where results have been announced so far. The only district won by a party other than the NPP is Batticaloa, which was won by the Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK).
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
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.
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