United National Front for Good Governance formed

The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to form the United National Good-Governance Front has been signed by the United National Party (UNP), Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) and some other members of SLFP breakaway faction at Temple Trees this morning.

The United National Party (UNP) yesterday (11) approved the new political alliance at the party’s special convention held at Campbell Park in Borella.

Accordingly, a new political alliance led by the UNP, under the name of “United National Front for Good Governance,” will contest at the parliamentary election on August 17 with sections of the SLFP and JHU.

UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe, Chairman of the JHU, Venerable Athuraliye Rathana Thera, Health Minister Rajitha Senarathne, JHU General Secretary Patali Champika Ranawaka, Minister of Public Administration and Democratic Governance Karu Jayasuriya, Chairman of the UNP Malik Samarawickrama and several other were present.