The United National Party (UNP)'s annual convention will be held at the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo today (Oct 3).
UNP General Secretary Akila Viraj Kariyawasam said that the presidential candidature of Minister Sajith Premadasa would be officially announced during the event.
The convention will take place under the patronage of its leader Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe
Last week, the UNP's Working Committee meeting decided to nominate Premadasa as their candidate who would contest under the Democratic National Front alliance led by the UNP.
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 Presidential election will be held on September 21, the Commission of Elections has decided.
The former leader of the New Sama Samaja Party (NSSP) and the New Left Front and well-known figure in left-wing politics in Sri Lanka, Dr. Wickramabahu Karunaratne, passed away at the age of 81.
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