(Lanka-e-News- 20.Aug.2015, 5.30PM) The president Maithripala Sirisena has concurred in the proposal for a national government with the SLFP joining with the victorious UNF , and the memorandum of understanding between the parties is to be signed tomorrow.
A Central committee meeting was convened this morning , and at the meeting the issues of the secretaries and those revolving around the national list and Mahinda Rajapakse were ironed out. The ex secretary Susil Premajayantha has agreed to step down from the post of UPFA secretary, and Mahinda Rajapakse has informed he will not come forward to be the opposition leader, while Anura Yapa has consented to hand over the secretary post to Duminda Dissanayake.
In the circumstances , with this concurrence , the national list which was held back has now been forwarded to the elections commissioner. The latter is scheduled to announce the list , and publish the gazette notification.
‘Tomorrow, the UPFA and UNF are to sign the memorandum of understanding , and thereafter Ranil Wickremesinghe will take oaths as the new prime minister at 9.00AM. The Cabinet of ministers will be named subsequently. May be the new cabinet of ministers will take oaths next Monday.’
Based on unofficial sources , President Maithripala Sirisena has requested the prime minister to grant ten ministerial portfolios , deputy minister posts and 15 non cabinet ministers to the opposition.
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