Archive for March, 2006
Road is clear, Mr. President
The LG polls results prove beyond any doubt that the people have overwhelmingly supported the UPFA at the grass roots level. For the UNP, which was reeling from the loss at the November presidential election, the polls came as the second wave of tsunamidevastating than the first. The JVP has survived the wave but has [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )LG polls victory bolsters Mahinda’s right for SLFP leadership – party
Friday’s sweeping UPFA victory would trigger fresh calls for an immediate change in the SLFP leadership. President Mahinda Rajapakse led the campaign in the absence of the party’s incumbent leader and his predecessor Chandrika Kumaratunga.
Kumaratunga left for the UK in the backdrop of a simmering dispute with Rajapakse who dismissed Ratnasiri Wickremanayake’s appointment as the [...]
United People’s Freedom Alliance Secures 224 Of the 266 Local Bodies
UPFA won 09 Municipal Councils, 17 Urban Councils, and 198 Pradeshiya Sabhas.
The United National Party secured 03 Municipal Councils, 15 Urban Councils and 16 Pradeshiya Sabha’s for a Total Of 34 Local Bodies.
The Illangei Thamil Arasu Katchchi won in 05 Local Bodies – 01 Urban Council and 4 Pradesiya Sabaha’s.
Ceylon Democratic Unity Alliance won 01 [...]
UPFA won 212 of 249 at the Local Polls
UPFA won 8 municipal councils, 17 urban councils and 187 Pradeshiya Sabhas.
UNP won 3 municipal councils, 13 urban councils and 13 Pradeshiya Sabhas.
ITAK won 1 urban council and 4 Pradeshiya Sabhas.
JVP won 1 Pradeshiya Sabha.
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Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )UPFA Heading for Landslide Victory at Local Polls
(UPDATE) UPFA is heading for a landslide victory in local council elections where JVP and JHU appeared to have been trounced.
Official results showed that President Mahinda Rajapakse’s People’s Alliance had won over 150 councils declared so far. UPFA could end up with more than 200 councils.
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President Mahinda Rajapaksa begins his official three-day visit to Pakistan
President Mahinda Rajapaksa begins his official three-day visit to Pakistan today. This is his second State visit since he assumed duties as President in November last year.
President Mahinda Rajapaksa will hold talks with his Pakisatani counter part General Pervez Musharaaf and would have a meeting with Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz.
The President is expected to address [...]
Pakistan denies involvement with Muslim armed group in East
Pakistan has refuted claims made by the LTTE chief peace negotiator Anton Balasingham earlier this week that the Pakistan Secret Service was directly assisting a Muslim Jihad armed group in the east.
In a startling revelation over Australian television Mr. Balasingham alleged that the Muslim armed group, details of which was made available to the government [...]
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said it best:
“We are a nation of immigrants built upon the rule of law. And so many legal immigrants have played by the rules when coming to this country and making a life for themselves and their families. We should not break faith with those who played by the rules, so I will not support amnesty. We [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )UPFA Heading for Victory at Local Polls
The results so far showed an increase in the UPFA vote base and a sharp reduction in those of the UNP, JVP and JHU.
While results are expected to come in throughout the day as counting is completed for each local body, the final results are expected to be announced later today.
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Winners and losers
Results of the elections to most local government bodies will be known by the time this newspaper comes out and the manpa poraya (battle for preferential votes) will be on with the candidates of winning parties clutching one another’s throat. It may be too early to predict the overall winner but the loser is already [...]
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