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Saturday, September 27, 2014
Sobhitha Thera and CBK to meet
September 27, 2014
With the government deciding to call for a snap presidential election in the wake of the Uva Provincial Council elections, the Opposition is exploring avenues to find a suitable Presidential candidate.
With the gains made by the UNP, at the Uva elections, the Party has hailed its defeat as a victory. The convener of the Movement for a Just Society, Ven. Maduluwawe Sobhitha Thera however stated that the Uva results do not necessarily mean the UNP will be victorious at a future election.
Thus, he insisted that it was imperative to find a common candidate for the upcoming presidential election.
In line with this statement, the Thera is to hold decisive talks with former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga and JVP Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake in the next couple of days.
The talks are scheduled to be held on 8 October. Whether the discussions would be held separately, with each party, or together has not been confirmed. The talks will focus on building a common Opposition front for a future presidential election. A final decision on the matter is to be announced by mid October.
In the meantime, the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) and the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) are to hold talks regarding a common candidate next week. They will also discuss the possibility of joining hands with Sobhitha Thera.
Sobhitha Thera is thus working towards bringing all parties in the Opposition under one umbrella and his goal is call for a conference of a joint Opposition. It is also learnt that several UNP MPs, who support this vision of the Thera, have already held secret talks with him.
September 27, 2014With the government deciding to call for a snap presidential election in the wake of the Uva Provincial Council elections, the Opposition is exploring avenues to find a suitable Presidential candidate.
With the gains made by the UNP, at the Uva elections, the Party has hailed its defeat as a victory. The convener of the Movement for a Just Society, Ven. Maduluwawe Sobhitha Thera however stated that the Uva results do not necessarily mean the UNP will be victorious at a future election.
Thus, he insisted that it was imperative to find a common candidate for the upcoming presidential election.
In line with this statement, the Thera is to hold decisive talks with former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga and JVP Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake in the next couple of days.
The talks are scheduled to be held on 8 October. Whether the discussions would be held separately, with each party, or together has not been confirmed. The talks will focus on building a common Opposition front for a future presidential election. A final decision on the matter is to be announced by mid October.
In the meantime, the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) and the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) are to hold talks regarding a common candidate next week. They will also discuss the possibility of joining hands with Sobhitha Thera.
Sobhitha Thera is thus working towards bringing all parties in the Opposition under one umbrella and his goal is call for a conference of a joint Opposition. It is also learnt that several UNP MPs, who support this vision of the Thera, have already held secret talks with him.
