Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe will not contest elections again, United National Party (UNP) Deputy Leader Ruwan Wijewardene has said.
Accordingly, he will neither contest the upcoming general election or enter Parliament through the national list.
Speaking at a media briefing held in Colombo today (Sep. 24), he said that Mr. Wickremesinghe will focus on guiding the party instead.
Wijewardena also stated that Wickremesinghe had nvited the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) to contest collectively in the forthcoming election.