Sri Lanka Convenes New Parliament
Sri Lanka's 15th parliament convened for the first time on Tuesday September 01,2015 after the United National Party (UNP) won a parliamentary election last month
Senior UNP member Karu Jayasuiya was elected the speaker after his name was proposed by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and seconded by Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) member Nimal Siripala de Silva
The newly-elected 225 members of parliament later took oath before the new speaker and convened parliamentary sessions.
The UNP, led by Wickremesinghe, defeated the main opposition United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) by winning 106 seats in the parliamentary elections held on August 17,2015
The UPFA, whose prime ministerial candidate was former president Mahinda Rajapakse, won 95 seats. The Tamil National Alliance (TNA), the main Tamil party, won 16 seats.
The SLFP, the biggest partner in the UPFA coalition, has decided to work with the UNP in the new parliament after both parties signed an MoU last month to form a united government. The SLFP and UPFA are led by President Maithripala Sirisena.
Sri Lanka's 15th parliament convened for the first time on Tuesday September 01,2015 after the United National Party (UNP) won a parliamentary election last month
Senior UNP member Karu Jayasuiya was elected the speaker after his name was proposed by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and seconded by Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) member Nimal Siripala de Silva
The newly-elected 225 members of parliament later took oath before the new speaker and convened parliamentary sessions.
The UNP, led by Wickremesinghe, defeated the main opposition United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) by winning 106 seats in the parliamentary elections held on August 17,2015
The UPFA, whose prime ministerial candidate was former president Mahinda Rajapakse, won 95 seats. The Tamil National Alliance (TNA), the main Tamil party, won 16 seats.
The SLFP, the biggest partner in the UPFA coalition, has decided to work with the UNP in the new parliament after both parties signed an MoU last month to form a united government. The SLFP and UPFA are led by President Maithripala Sirisena.
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