Both Ranil faction and Sajith faction of the United National Party (UNP) have appointed their own nomination parties for the upcoming general election.
The Working Committee of UNP convened yesterday (04) under Party Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe, where they appointed a nomination board.
However, a group of UNP members including the Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa boycotted the meeting.
Subsequently, the Sajith faction had appointed their own nomination board for the election.
The nomination board is comprised of Kabir Hashim, Malik Samarawickrema, Thalatha Athukorala, Lakshman Kiriella, Mangala Samaraweera, Ravindra Samaraweera, Harin Fernando, Eran Wickremaratne, Attorney Gunaratne Wanninayake and General Secretary of ‘Jathika Samagi Balawegaya’ Ranjith Madduma Bandara.
The inaugural meeting of the Sajith-faction’s nomination board was also held yesterday.
