Category: Local News

UNP 11,446
UPFA 10,867
JVP 3,087

UNP 30,832
UPFA 28,364
JVP 5,910

UPFA 29,565
UNP 21,187
JVP 4,711

UPFA 15,501
UNP 12,839
JVP 3,465

UPFA 8,441
UNP 5,955
JVP 2,401

UNP 33,798
UPFA 19,613
JVP 4,777

UNP 5,215
UPFA 2,894
ITAK 2,099
JVP 301

UPFA 11,367
UNP 9,673
JVP 1,808

Hot on the heels of the general election which ended at 4.00 p.m. President Maitripala Sisrisena, in a further attempt to wrest control of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) party, is reported to have expelled 13 of its Central Committee (CC) members and replaced them by a new set of members.

Polling for Sri Lanka’s General Election 2015 ended peacefully today with over 70% turnout recorded in most electoral districts.

Sri Lankans went to the polls on Monday to elect a new parliament in what amounts to a referendum on ex-president Mahinda Rajapaksa’s comeback bid, with the reformist alliance that swept him from power seeking a stronger mandate.

Elections Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya urged all voters to visit polling stations as early as possible today (17) to cast their vote with a valid ID.

Sri Lanka deployed thousands of police today in stepped up security on the eve of a general election after the campaign was hit by sporadic violence that claimed four lives.

A United National Front (UNF) Government will ensure that Sri Lanka receives the GSP+ concession again, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said yesterday.

Work on a landmark Chinese-backed waterfront development in Colombo could resume after next Monday’s general election in Sri Lanka, even if Beijing’s preferred candidate for prime minister, ex-President Mahinda Rajapaksa, is defeated.

Susil Premajayantha and Anura Priyadarshana Yapa, who were removed from their respective general secretary posts of the SLFP and UPFA, had also been expelled from the membership of the SLFP.