SLFP decides on symbol to contest Local Govt polls

SLFP decides on symbol to contest Local Govt polls

January 16, 2023   10:12 pm

The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) has reached a decision as to which Local Government institutions it will contest under the party’s “Hand” symbol and those it will contest under the “Helicopter” symbol of the Freedom People’s Alliance, political sources told Ada Derana. 

Accordingly, the SLFP will contest the upcoming Local Government polls in the Northern and Eastern Provinces as well as in the Polonnaruwa District under the ‘Hand’ symbol.

The Colombo, Kurunegala, Puttalam, Moneragala and Hambantota districts will be contested under the ‘Helicopter’ symbol of the newly-formed alliance.

Meanwhile the SLFP intends to contest remaining provinces and districts under both the ‘Hand’ and ‘Helicopter’ symbols, the source said. 

Ten political parties, including the SLFP, the ‘Uttara Lanka Sabhagaya’ (Supreme Lanka Coalition) and the Freedom People’s Congress, decided to form the ‘Freedom People’s Alliance’, with the aim of jointly contesting for the upcoming Local Government elections under the ‘Helicopter’ symbol. 

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