Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena and his party, the Mahajana Eksath Peramuna (MEP), have decided back incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Presidential Election.
The President’s media division said the decision was taken by the MEP Central Committee.
The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) had earlier said it hoped the Prime Minister will support the SLPP.
Gunawardena had on Tuesday attended the meeting when a total of 92 MPs, mostly from the SLPP, pledged their support to President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
SLPP General Secretary Sagara Kariyawasam had told reporters, Monday, that the SLPP decided, by majority, to nominate its own candidate at the election in September.
However, SLPP MP and Cabinet Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said that the SLPP politburo which met on Monday did not constitute the majority of the SLPP.
He said that a majority of the MPs represented in Parliament met the President, Tuesday, and assured him their support.
The Minister said that while most SLPP MPs want to back the incumbent President there are a handful who are against it.