Several Opposition parties have agreed to work together to secure power in 139 Local Government bodies, reports say.
Several opposition party leaders, including those from the SLPP and SLFP, had met with former President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday (May 14) to discuss forming joint administrations in local government bodies and they have agreed in principle to collaborate moving forward.
MP Namal Rajapaksa, Nimal Siripala de Silva, Anura Priyadharshana Yapa, Duminda Dissanayake, Udaya Gammanpila, Mano Ganesan, and P. Digambaram met Mr. Wickremesinghe and decided to collaborate in this manner, reports add.