A certain faction in the National freedom front (NFF) is opposed to the coalition that would be formed between the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), NFF Leader Wimal Weerawangsa said.
He made these remarks while referring to a meeting that was expected to be held yesterday (Feb 22) between President Maithripala Sirisena and Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa on the forming of the alliance.
"In order to win the elections all power groups must come together and face the elections" MP Weerawansa said.
He also pointed out that a coalition is vital in order to win a Presidential Election.
Meanwhile, SLFP parliamentarian S.B. Dissanayake said that the alliance between the SLFP and the SLPP would be formed within a month.
He too made this remark while referring to yesterdays meeting between the President and the Opposition Leader.
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
An interim order prohibiting Deshabandu Tennakoon from carrying out his duties as Inspector General of Police (IGP) has been issued by the Supreme Court.
The 22nd amendment to the constitution dealing with the term of the President has been gazetted by order of President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
The Presidential election will be held on September 21, the Commission of Elections has decided.
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