Ranil Wickremesinghe
Ranil Wickremesinghe
Ranil Wickremesinghe, MPis a Sri Lankan politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka since 9 January 2015, as Leader of the United National Party since 1994 and the Member of Parliament for Colombo District since 1977. He is also the leader of the United National Front, having been appointed head of the alliance in October 2009...
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I therefore call upon all of you, the people, the armed forces, police and public service to remain calm and vigilant in the face of this deliberate attempt of endangering the peace process which we will overcome together.
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Now we must ensure a free and fair election. This is a big victory for democracy.
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The economy is the main issue because people are worried about their stomach. I will place economic development before lasting peace.
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What is at stake is not the provincial council elections, but democracy.
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We need a policy framework which will hold whatever party is in power so there will be peace, prosperity and plenty of employment opportunities,