SLFP endorses President RW for upcoming Election

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August 01, Colombo (LNW): The Central Committee of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) met with President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday (31), expressing firm support for his bid in the forthcoming presidential election, as per the President’s Media Division (PMD).

Following a meeting of the SLFP’s Politburo and Central Committee yesterday evening, they decided to back Wickremesinghe.

MP Duminda Dissanayake noted, “Only the incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe has made a request in writing asking for our support.”

Additionally, 92 Members of Parliament, including Ministers and State Ministers, recently pledged their support for Wickremesinghe.

Despite the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) deciding to field their own candidate, some SLPP MPs and Ministers have declared their backing for President Wickremesinghe.

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