Wijeyadasa appointed SLFP Chairman as Maithripala resigns

Wijeyadasa appointed SLFP Chairman as Maithripala resigns

May 12, 2024   12:18 pm

Former President Maithripala Sirisena has resigned from the post of Chairman of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP).

Subsequently, the Executive Committee of the SLFP has unanimously voted to appoint Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe as the new Chairman of the party.

The appointment was made during the executive committee meeting of the party held at a hotel in Kotte today (12).

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