No response from President on General Election before Presidential Polls -SLPP

The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna said President Ranil Wickremesinghe has not yet provided a clear response to the request to hold a General Election before the Presidential Election.

The SLPP said the Founder of the party Basil Rajapaksa met the President on Monday (13) and discussed this matter.

Basil Rajapaksa and the President held seven rounds of talks regarding the existing issues between the two parties.

The SLPP said the President was informed of the party’s stance regarding the country’s development process, during the latest talks.

The SLPP election campaign will kick off on the 26th of May, from the Kala Wewa constituency in Anuradhapura.

The SLPP added that the election campaign will continue at the constituency level thereafter.