New Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe To Be Sworn In His Post Tomorrow(21)

The Prime Minister of  newly elected government Ranil Wikaramasinghe is due to be sworn in on  his post tomorrow(21) morning  before  the President Maithripala Sirisene .The swearing in ceremony of Prime Minister  will be held at Presidential Secretariat. 

The United National Party(UNP) lead by Prime Minister Wikaramsinghe has won the Parliamentary Election held on last Monday (17) with majority of 106 seats in 225 member Parlaiment.However the UNP has fall 7 seats short of the majority of seats(113) a party required  to get to form a stable government.

The newly elected Cabinet of the new government is scheduled to be sworn in on Monday.

Meanwhile there are rumors spreading within  Political Circles since yesterday that one of the most senior members of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party(SLFP) which is the main party belonging to United Peoples Freedom Alliance(UPFA) is due to cross over to the government during next few days .The said senior SLFP member has received votes more than one lakh at the recently concluded election sources have added.

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Newly Elected Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe And His Cabinet Due To Be Sworn In This Week

The Prime Minister of the New Government Ranil Wikramasinghe and his new Cabinet scheduled to be sworn  in before President Maithripala Sirisene either today(20) or during this week according to the Political Sources.

Soon after the gazetting of Official Election Results by Elections Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya the Prime Minister and his new cabinet will be sworn in the sources said.

Meanwhile the Prime Minister Wikramasinghe is scheduled to be meet with  other Political Party Leaders in view of to move a national plan most probably after he takes oath as the Prime Minister sources have added.

The United National Party (UNP) lead by new prime minister wikramasinghe fails to win the  113 member majority in the Parliament  and fell six  short of  it  at the concluded Election.However the  UNP is expecting to form the new government with the support of some elected UPFA MP's who are loyal to President Maithripala Sirisene..

The UNP has secured 106 Parliamentary Seats at the election a six short of the majority in 225 member Sri Lankan Parliament,

Former President Rajapakshe Want To Continue His Political Career As a MP

The former President Mahinda Rajapakshe has said yesterday(19)that while respecting the Peoples Mandate given to him at the Parliamentary Election held on last Monday ,he will continue his Political Career and function as MP at the Parliament in view of safeguarding the democracy and the nation.

The former President has also thanked the voters who have voted for United Peoples Freedom Alliance(UPFA)  by  putting confidence on party despite the unprecedented obstacles the Party has faced during the election period.

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People Have Elected Some Corrupt Politicians To The Parliament- Minister Of Ports And Shipping

Minister Ranatunge

Minister Of Ports And Shipping Arjuna Ranatunge has said today(18) that People have elected some of the former MP'S and Minister in  former government who have criminal charges against them and defeated some politicians who worked for the country's development .

As some corrupt politicians elected to the Parliament in this election may launch a silent coups to disrupt government's programmes everyone should keep eye on them in view of ensuring the victory achieved by UNP on 17th of August he has stressed.

The Minister Of Ports and Shipping has revealed this at a meeting held at his election office in Mahara(Gampaha District) to thank the voters who have elected him to the Parliament.

Parliamentary Election Held Last Monday Was The Most Free And Fair ElectionConducted In Recent History- PAFFREL

The Parliamentary Election held last Monday(17) was the most free and fair Election conducted in a peaceful environment in  recent history of the country according to  Executive Director of Election Monitoring Group PAFFREL(Peoples Action For Free And Fair Elections) Rohana Hettiarachchi.

The much  noted difference in this election when compared to recent elections was the Elections Commissioners unbiased decisions taken  over   both the ruling party and opposition parties he has said.

"Around 212 incidents were reported during the election day and none of them were serious ones" the PAFFREL Executive Director has stressed.Police have arrested 35 persons regarding those incidents he has further said.

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Former Executive President Rajapakshe To Be Sworn In As A Normal MP

If sworn in as a MP in the new Parliament the former President Mahinda Rajapakshe will becomes the only Executive President of  the Sri Lankan Political History that sworn in as a MP after being twice getting elected as the  Executive President .

The former president Rajapakshe who lead the election campaign of the United Peoples Freedom Alliance(UPFA) by expecting to become the new Prime Minister have to satisfied with 423,529 Votes he has received from the Kurunagala District(In North Western Province) at the election as the UPFA not able to secure majority of seats in the Parliament to form a new government.

Former President Rajapakshe has received the highest number of preferential votes among st candidates  contested for the Kurunagala District at the election held yesterday(17).

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War Hero Field Marshal General Sarath Fonseka Was Not Able To Elected To The Parliament-People Elected Some Former MP'S With Criminal Charges

The Democratic Party lead by the war hero who guided Sri Lankan Armed Forces to crush LTTE Rebels in 2009 Field Marshal General Sarath Fonseka has not able to secure a single seat in the Parliament at the Sri Lankan Parliamentary  Election held yesterday.Field Marshal Fonseka who was  the former Army Commander had contested for the Colombo District at the election while his wife Mrs.Anoma Fonseka had contested for the Gampaha District from the Democratic Party.

At  the Previous Parliamentary Election field marshal fonseka has won a Parliamentary Seat in Colombo with  higher number of votes and later lost the seat due to the case filed by the previous government against him at the Military Court.

Meanwhile voters in most parts of the country have voted and elected few former MP'S who are having charges against them on Thuggery,Drug Dealing,Importing Ethanol and rape cases  to the Parliament at the yesterday's election while rejecting war hero like Field Marshal Fonseka and most of the intellectuals that should be in the Parliament according to the Political Analysts.

Some of these elected MP'S have cases filed against them at the Police Financial Crimes Investigations Division.There are some actresses also elected to the new parliament who are not having political knowledge at all the analysts have said.

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United National Party (UNP) Has Secured 106 Parliamentary Seats At The Election To Form Next Government

According to the final result of the Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election held yesterday(17) the United National Party(UNP) has secured 106 Parliamentary Seats including 93 members elected through the vote and 13 members from National List with 5,098,927 Votes (45.66%) and in a position to form the next government.

The other major party United Peoples Freedom Alliance(UPFA) chaired by President Maithripala Sirisene has managed to secure 95 Parliamentary Seats in the election with 83 members elected through the vote and 12 elected through the National List.UPFA has received  a total number of 4,732,669 votes (42.38%)at the election.

The Tamil National Alliance(TNA) has became the third major force in the Parliament by securing 16 Parliamentary Seats including 14 through vote and 2 seats through the national list.TNA which contested for the North And Eastern Provinces has received 515,963 votes(4.62%) .

The leftist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna(JVP) has secured  6 seats including 4 through the vote and 2 seats through the National List .At the last Parliament the JVP had only 3 members.

The Elections Commissioner is due to made a statement regarding the Election after  releasing the  final  preference votes list of the  candidates .

"There Are No Winners Or Losers In This Election.Lets Develop The country Together" -Newly Elected Prime Minister Ranil Wikaramasinghe

The Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe has said today(18) through a special statement that "There are no winners or losers in this election .Let's develop the country together as a one family". 

Prime Minister wikramasinghe who is also to be sworn in as the newly elected Prime Minister today (18) has also invited all to join hands with the government to build an ethical country with a new political culture.He has thanked all those who have assisted  to conduct a free and fair election.

"Lets work together as the children of one mother for the betterment of the country" Prime Minister has further added.

According to the election results released so far the United National Party(UNP) has secured 92 seats of the 225 member Sri Lankan Parliament and the United Peoples Freedom Alliance(UPFA) has managed to secure 83 seats.The leftist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna(JVP) has secured 4 seats.

Out of the Parliament's 225 members 196 members elected through the election and remaining 29 members  elected through the national list.

Former President Mahinda Rajapakshe And Pivithuru Hela Urumaya Leader Gammanpila Have Accepted The Election Defeat Of UPFA

Both the former president Mahinda Rajapakshe and UPFA (United Peoples Freedom Alliance) candidate Udaya Gammanpila have accepted the election defeat of UPFA according to the election results released so far.

The former president and election campaign leader of UPFA Mahinda Rajapakshe has told the french news agency AFP early this morning that he will accept the defeat of UPFA at the Parliamentary Election according to the election results declared  up to this morning." My dream of becoming the  Prime Minister has faded away .It was a tough fight we  carried out during the election campaign" the former President  has stated.

Meanwhile the UPFA candidate for the Colombo District and the leader of Pivithuru Hela Urumaya Udaya Gammanpila has said that although he has accepted the defeat of UPFA the struggle they launched during the election campaign will continue .

Although non of the major party able to secure majority seats in the Parliament  the United National Party (UNP) can form a minority government per the latest election results,UNP has won 11 districts and UPFA  9 districts according to the election results declared up to this morning.

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Voting Of The Parliamentary Election Was Conducted In Peaceful Manner- President/ Elections Commissioner

Both the President Maithrpala Sirisene and Elections Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya have admitted  today that the Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election which concluded this evening was conducted in peaceful manner and no major incidents have reported.

Voters have actively participated in casting
their votes at the election and in most of the areas the voter turnout stands more then 70% according to Elections Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya.

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Visit Official Web Site Of Elections Department For Latest Election Results

To view the latest Election Results of the Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election visit 
http://www.slelections.gov.lk/

UNP Won The Galle Polling Division -The First Official Election Result

The Governing United National Party has won the Galle District by majority of votes as the Elections Department has released  Galle District Election Result as the  first official Election Result .


Galle District 

United National Party(UNP)                                                                          33,798 (57.61%)

United Peoples Freedom Alliance(UPFA)                                                      19,613(33.43%)

Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna(JVP)                                                                  4,777 (8.14%)

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United National Party (UNP) Received Majority Of Postal Votes In Trincomalee District

Governing United National Party(UNP) has received majority of  Postal Votes in Trincomalee District according to the second postal vote result issued by the  Elections Department .

Postal Vote Result Of Trincomalee District 

United National Party(UNP)                                                                   14,888 Votes (44.22%)

United Peoples Freedom Alliance(UPFA)                                               14,261 Votes (42.36%)

Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna(JVP)                                                              2,109 Votes(6.26%)

President Sirisene Has Sacked 13 Central Committee Members Of SLFP -Appointed 25 New Members

President Maithripala Sirisene has sacked 13 Central Committee Members of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party(SLFP) mostly the supporters of former President Mahinda Rajapakshe this evening in his  capacity as the SLFP Chairman .

President has already informed his decision of sacking 13 central committee members attached to   the SLFP to Elections Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya.

Former UPFA MP'S Keheliya Rambukwella,Professor G.L Pieris,Johnston Fernando,Susil Premjayantha ,Anura Priyadarshana Yapa ,Arjuna Ranathunga,Dr.Rajitha Senaratne and western provincial Councilor Hirunika Premachandre are among st the central committee members  who have been sacked by the president.

After sacking of these members President has elected 25 new members to the Central Committee of SLFP according to the reports.

UPFA Has Received Majority Of Postal Votes In Ratnapura District

The main opposition party United Peoples Freedom Alliance(UPFA) has received  the majority of postal votes in  Ratnapura District as the Postal Vote result of the district has been announced short while ago as  first election result of the Sri Lankan Parliament Election held today(17).

The Postal Vote Result Of Ratnapura District

United Peoples Freedom Alliance(UPFA)                                              11,367 Votes (49.46%)

United National Party(UNP)                                                                     9,673 Votes  (42.09%)


Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP)                                                         1808 Votes (7.87%)

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Higher Voter Turnout Reported In Morning Session Of The Election

The voting for the  Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election which began 7 a.m this morning is reported as running in peaceful manner up to now and higher voter turnouts have been reported in most parts of the island.

The voting for the Election which is conducting to elect 196 members to the Sri Lankan Parliament is scheduled to be concluded at 4 p.m this evening.