United National Party (UNP) Deputy Leader, Minister Sajith Premadasa will be appointed as the UNP Presidential Candidate in a few days, says Sports Minister Harin Fernando.
Fernando made this statement in a post on his Twitter account.
He said Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and Premadasa had had a very positive discussion last night.
“Deputy Leader Sajith Premadasa had a very positive discussion with the Prime Minister. Sajith Premadasa will be appointed as the UNP Presidential Candidate in a few days,” the Twitter message read.
Talks were held last night between Wickremesinghe and Premadasa in an attempt to reach a consensus on the Presidential candidate of the United National Front (UNF) and it was decided to hold several discussions with the leaders of the UNF and the Tamil National Alliance (TNA).
The announcement of Premadasa’s candidacy is to be made during the weekend, senior UNP sources said.
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