Sunday, December 31, 2017

Tomorrow is decisive to Yahapalana govt. 


Ranil-Maitree
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According to the MoU reached by the UNP and the SLFP, their term for the yahapalana government ends on the 31st and MPs of the SLFP had had a special discussion yesterday (29th). As such, tomorrow will be a decisive day for the yahapalana government.

The yahapalana government was formed on a MoU reached between the UNP and the SLFP after the general election held in August 2015. The period agreed for the government was two years and this term ended on 2nd September 2017. However, SLFP MPs agreed to remain in the government until the end of this year on a special request from President Maithripala Sirisena.

However, there is no accord between SLFP MPs regarding what action to take and a tense situation had occurred at the discussion held yesterday. Several seniors in the SLFP had said the party should leave the government and should take an anti-UNP stand in the future. It was decided to meet again to take a final decision.