Presidential elections will be held next year: Ruwan

By Yohan Perera  

Presidential elections will be held next year and It is important for the nation to elect incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe for another term, UNP Deputy Leader Ruwan Wijewardene said over the weekend.

“ The incumbent President should rule the nation for five years if it is to be stabilized economically,” Mr. Wijewardene told the UNP Bala mandala meeting in Gampaha.   

“ President Wickremesinghe predicted the economic crisis three years ago. He predicted the economic down turn even before the COVID pandemic. He has been able to stabilize the nation to a fair extent. It took ten years for Greece to earn some kind of stability after the economic crisis. However Sri Lanka had moved towards stability in a short time. Therefore Mr. Wickremesinghe should rule the nation for at least another five years, “ he said.   

“ All parties should forget politics and must come together to form national policies on behalf of the nation. “ We are happy to see some SJB and SLFP Gampaha District organizers joining UNP,” he added.   

UNP General Secretary Palitha Range Bandara said President Wickremesinghe had taken timely action with regard to pastor Jerome after receiving information on a possible destruction.” No one will be able to create trouble as timely action has been taken,” he said.    

• The incumbent President should rule the nation for five years if it is to be stabilized economically