The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) today (July 29) announced that they will not support current President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the upcoming Presidential Election.
Speaking to media, SLPP MP Sagara Kariyawasam said that the SLPP politburo has decided to field its own candidate instead.
He added that the chosen candidate will be named in the coming days.
The SLPP politburo had also decided to take strict disciplinary action against any party member contesting for the 2024 Presidential Election without the party’s approval.