A majority of MPs have written to Speaker Karu Jayasuriya urging him to convene Parliament as soon as possible to solve the constitutional crisis that has engulfed the island nation, sources from the Speakers Office said today.
Accordingly, the United National Front (UNF) and the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) have already submitted separate letters to the Speaker.
It is also reported that the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) is also preparing to submit a letter tomorrow morning to the Speaker requesting to convene Parliament immediately.
As such, 128 MPs would have requested the Speaker in writing by tomorrow to reconvene Parliament as soon as possible.
Therefore, under the current composition of the Parliament, the Maithri-Mahinda faction representing the UPFA has only 96 MPs.
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