Minister of Finance and Media Mangala Samaraweera said that the United National Party should immediately announce UNP Deputy Leader Sajith Premadasa as the party’s candidate for the post of Prime Minister at the next presidential election.
Samaraweera called for this at the UNP politburo meeting held yesterday (15). The Minister emphasised the importance of announcing Ranil Wickremesinghe and Sajith Premadasa as the UNP candidates for the post of President and Prime Minister respectively and stressed on the need to launch a major promotional campaign across the island.
While noting that he has severely criticised Sajith Premadasa in the past over discrepancies with regard to policy, Samaraweera underscored the need to capitalise on Sajith’s immense popularity among the rural population to help secure UNP’s victory.
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