Working Committee Of Governing United National Party Has Decided To Nominate Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka For A Vacant National List Parliamentary seat

The working committee of the governing United National Party(UNP) has today(08) unanimously decided to nominate the Democratic Party(DP) Leader and former Army Commander Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka for the National List Parliamentary Seat left vacant due to the death of M.K.A.D.S Gunawardena.

The decision to nominate Field Marshal Fonseka for the vacant seat came after a collective agreement signed between governing United National Party(UNP) led by Prime Minister Ranil Wikramsinghe  and Democratic Party led by Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka last week at Temple Trees in Colombo.

According to the agreement the Democratic Party became a member of governing United National Front led by United National Party.