No-confidence motion defeated
Posted by ONLANKA Newsroom on May 21, 2014 - 7:15 pm
The no-confidence motion moved by the main opposition United National Party against the government was defeated by 94 votes in Parliament a short while ago.
The UNP, Tamil National Alliance and the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna voted for the motion while Jathika Hela Urumaya and National Freedom Front were absent.
(Courtesy: DM Online)
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