General Election 2010: Left Parties can re-emerge as a major force
Communist Party leader Dew Gunasekera told The Island that the majority of their candidates could secure parliamentary seats despite a low key campaign.
The left parties are confident that they could re-emerge as a major force in Parliament at the April 8 General Election. Contrary to assertion by a section of the ruling coalition, the left parties could comfortably overtake both the National Freedom Front (NFF) and the Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU).
Communist Party leader Dew Gunasekera told The Island that the majority of their candidates could secure parliamentary seats despite a low key campaign.
According to an agreement worked out with the SLFP, six CP nominees are in the fray in Anuradhapura, Nuwara, Colombo, Galle, Matara and Hambantota Districts. The LSSP nominees are contesting in five districts, namely, Kalutara, Kegalle, Galle, Moneragala and Polonnaruwa. Both parties have fielded candidates in Galle. Ven. Baddegama Samitha (LSSP) and Chandrasiri Gajadeera (CP) are likely to be among the winners.
Gunasekera said that in addition to th eleven candidates fielded by the CP and the LSSP, the Left party alliance includes Vasudeva Nanayakkara (Ratnapura) and Ranjith Navaratne (Kurunegala). Responding to a query by The Island, he said that the Left Party Alliance supported the candidature of MEP leader Dinesh Gunawardene (Colombo) and another MEP nominee, Sisira Jayakody (Gampaha).
Gunasekera and Tissa Vitharana are National List nominees for the CP and LSSP.
source: http://www.island.lk/2010/04/08/news1.html
The left parties are confident that they could re-emerge as a major force in Parliament at the April 8 General Election. Contrary to assertion by a section of the ruling coalition, the left parties could comfortably overtake both the National Freedom Front (NFF) and the Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU).
Communist Party leader Dew Gunasekera told The Island that the majority of their candidates could secure parliamentary seats despite a low key campaign.
According to an agreement worked out with the SLFP, six CP nominees are in the fray in Anuradhapura, Nuwara, Colombo, Galle, Matara and Hambantota Districts. The LSSP nominees are contesting in five districts, namely, Kalutara, Kegalle, Galle, Moneragala and Polonnaruwa. Both parties have fielded candidates in Galle. Ven. Baddegama Samitha (LSSP) and Chandrasiri Gajadeera (CP) are likely to be among the winners.
Gunasekera said that in addition to th eleven candidates fielded by the CP and the LSSP, the Left party alliance includes Vasudeva Nanayakkara (Ratnapura) and Ranjith Navaratne (Kurunegala). Responding to a query by The Island, he said that the Left Party Alliance supported the candidature of MEP leader Dinesh Gunawardene (Colombo) and another MEP nominee, Sisira Jayakody (Gampaha).
Gunasekera and Tissa Vitharana are National List nominees for the CP and LSSP.
source: http://www.island.lk/2010/04/08/news1.html
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