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Former Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena resigns as Chairman of SL
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Rajapakshe was appointed as the new Chairman of the party following a vote.
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Former Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena to contest next President
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Maithripala Sirisena made the announcement while speaking at a media briefing at the SLFP headquarters on .
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SLFP will support formation of new govt: Former Sri Lankan President infor
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 15 (ANI): Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) Leader Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday in a letter to newly appointed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said that his party will support the formation of a new government with the Prime Minister.
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Sri Lanka: Former President Sirisena calls for fresh elections
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 2 (ANI): Addressing a May Day rally organised by his party in Polonnaruwa, former Sri Lanka President and the chairman of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday called for fresh elections in the country.
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Political stalemate continues in Sri Lanka as meeting between President Ra
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 11 (ANI): The meeting between President Gottabaya Rajapaksa and former President Maithripala Srisena-led Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) to discuss the political and economic crisis affecting the country ended without any conclusion on Sunday, reported local media.
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Sri Lanka: President Rajapaksa meets ex-President Srisena, discusses econo
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 10 (ANI): President Gottabaya Rajapaksa and former President Maithripala Srisena-led Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) held a crucial meeting on Sunday evening to discuss the political and economic crisis affecting the country.
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Sri Lanka: SLFP extends conditional support to Gotabhaya Rajapaksa
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Oct 9 (ANI): The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) on Wednesday announced that they'll extend conditional support to Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) presidential candidate Gotabhaya Rajapaksa's election campaign.
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Sirisena's support to Rajapaksa family will help China's designs in Sri La
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept 18 (ANI): Amid growing tussle for power between President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, the upcoming presidential elections in Sri Lanka may lead to an alliance between SLPP (Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna) and SLFP (Sri Lanka Freedo
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Still not decided to contest Presidential polls: Sirisena
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Aug 7 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has said that he has not yet decided whether to contest or not in the presidential elections scheduled to take place later this year.
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Sri Lanka: Rajapaksa leaves Sirisena's party, joins SLPP
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Nov 11 (ANI): As the political crisis intensifies in Sri Lanka, wartime strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa has exited from President Maithripala Sirisena's Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and joined the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) on Sunday.
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Newly appointed Sri Lankan cabinet sworn in
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Oct 30 (ANI): Newly-appointed Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse's cabinet was on Monday sworn in amid increasing pressure on President Maithripala Sirisena to convene an early session of the Parliament.
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Sri Lanka opposition submits no-confidence motion against PM
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], March 22 (ANI): The Sri Lankan opposition submitted a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, accusing him of financial mismanagement and failing to tackle anti-Muslim riots in central Kandy district, earlier this month.
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