Former President Rajapakshe Will Contest In The Forthcoming General Elections-His Media Spokesman

The Media Spokesman of the former President Mahinda Rajapakshe has said that the former president will contest in the forthcoming general elections either whether he   receives  the nominations from the Sri Lanka Freedom Party(SLFP) or not .

The Former President Rajapakshe is hoping to contest in the forthcoming general elections from the SLFP and if  he doesn't get the nominations from the party then he will be contesting from another party his media spokesman has said during an interview with British Broadcasting Cooperation (BBC).

The President Maithripala Sirisene has said to be refused to nominate the former president Rajapakshe as the SLFP'S Prime Ministerial Candidate for the forthcoming elections although several of the opposition parties belonging to the main opposition United Peoples Freedom Alliance(UPFA) made requests from the president to
do so.