JVP will only talk to Fonseka
By Kelum Bandara The JVP said yesterday it would not talk to other opposition political parties on the possibility of fielding a common candidate at the next presidential election, but would only talk to the common candidate identified by the party for this purpose.
JVP parliamentary group leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake told Daily Mirror his party would within the next few days hold talks with former Army Commander and Chief of Defence Staff
Sarath Fonseka as a possible common candidate.
“We are not concerned about what is happening in other parties. We will pursue our goal to support a common candidate whom, we think, is the most suitable. Our objective is the abolition of the executive presidency. In this exercise, we will only talk to the common candidate. We will not talk to other political parties,” Mr. Dissanayake said when he was asked about the different views expressed by the UNP on General Fonseka’s candidacy.
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By Kelum Bandara The JVP said yesterday it would not talk to other opposition political parties on the possibility of fielding a common candidate at the next presidential election, but would only talk to the common candidate identified by the party for this purpose.
JVP parliamentary group leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake told Daily Mirror his party would within the next few days hold talks with former Army Commander and Chief of Defence Staff
Sarath Fonseka as a possible common candidate.
“We are not concerned about what is happening in other parties. We will pursue our goal to support a common candidate whom, we think, is the most suitable. Our objective is the abolition of the executive presidency. In this exercise, we will only talk to the common candidate. We will not talk to other political parties,” Mr. Dissanayake said when he was asked about the different views expressed by the UNP on General Fonseka’s candidacy.
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