New Cabinet Scheduled To Be Sworn In Within Next Few Days

The Cabinet of the newly elected government is due to be sworn in  before President Maithripala Sirisena either tomorrow (24) or within next few days according to Political Sources.

The new Cabinet will be comprised with around 30-35 Ministers   and Elected MP'S from governing United National Party(UNP) and Sri  Lanka Freedom Party(SLFP)are scheduled to be appointed as Cabinet Ministers under the newly formed National Government the sources said.However the majority of  Ministers in Cabinet will be appointed from governing UNP it has been reported.

Meanwhile  some senior members of Sri Lanka Freedom Party's Central Committee have reported as requested the government to appoint SLFP MP's for  the large ministries like  Finance,Law and Order and Education.

Two Committees Appointed To Prepare A MOU To Form A National Government Handed Over Their Reports

The two committees appointed to prepare a Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) to be signed between the governing United National Party(UNP) and Sri Lanka Freedom Party(SLFP) to form a national government have handed over it's final reports  to the President Maithripala Sirisene today(23).

The reports were handed over by two committees comprising six members each  headed by former president Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunge and MP Elect John Seneviratne of SLFP respectively to the president.These committees were appointed during the SLFP Central Committee Meeting held last Thursday(20).

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"PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST "(1799) PAINTED BY FEMALE FRENCH ARTIST ROSE ADELAIDE DUCREUX

MALE AND FEMALE ARTISTS PAINTS FEMALE PORTRAITS DIFFERENTLY.THIS FEMALE PORTRAIT PAINTING WAS DONE BY FRENCH FEMALE ARTIST ROSE ADELAIDE DUCREUX.

Elected MP T.B Ekanayake Has Been Removed From Committees Of SLFP And UPFA

Elected MP ,T.B Ekanayake has been removed from the Central Committee of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party(SLFP) and Executive Committee of the United Peoples Freedom Alliance(UPFA) with effect from today(22) it has been reported.

The former Cultural Affairs Minister of previous government T.B Ekanayake who  is known as loyal to former president Mahinda Rajapakshe had  received two letters from Acting General Secretaries Of SLFP and UPFA ,Duminda Dissanayake and Professor Vishwa Warnapala   respectively informing the decisions of removing him from the committees source said.

No reasons have been given on  decisions of his removal sources have added.

Yesterday(21) elected MP'S Pavithra Wanniarachchi ,S.M Chandrasene and Kumara Welgama were removed from the Executive Committee of  UPFA in the same manner.

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Sri Lankan Political Parties Not Giving Much Space For Female Candidates Through Their National Lists-PAFFREL

The Election Monitoring Group PAFFREL(Peoples Action For Free And Fair Elections) has said that Sri Lankan Political Parties are not paying much attention to giving more  space for  female candidates when they name  National List MP'S.

Only the governing United National Party(UNP) has named Anoma Gamage as one of their National List MP's yesterday (21)and she is the only female candidate elected through the National List for Parliament at the recently concluded Parliamentary Election.

At the previous election three female candidates entered the Parliament through the National List the Executive  Director Of PAFFREL Rohana Hettiarachchi has said.

At the Parliamentary Election held on last Monday only 11 Female Candidates have been able to getting elected to the Parliament out of  556 Female Candidates contested.