Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, who was recently reinstated as the premier by President Maithripala Sirisena, said Monday he would register a new political alliance ‘National Democratic Front’ (NDF) to contest future elections.
Addressing his first rally of United National Party (UNP) supporters after his re-appointment, Wickremesinghe said that Parliament can vote with two-thirds to hold elections.
“We are currently working on forming the National Democratic Front (NDF) to face the next election,” he said.
“We are ready to hold elections constitutionally,” Wickremesinghe said.
Wickremesinghe said abolishing the executive Presidency and bringing about a political solution will be part of the agenda of his new Govt.