Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has officially been named the Prime Ministerial candidate of the ‘Samagi Jana Sandhanaya’ (SJB) for the upcoming General Election.
The decision was unanimously approved during a party meeting, solidifying his leadership within the coalition.
Premadasa also clarified that there is no collaboration between himself and former President Ranil Wickremesinghe, dispelling recent rumours of an alliance.
The SJB is now gearing up for the election with Premadasa leading their campaign.
Premadasa also took the opportunity to express his gratitude to supporters following his electoral loss in the recently concluded presidential election.
“If you look at numbers alone, you could reach such a conclusion. But if you conduct a deeper political analysis, it is clear that is not true.”
He further stated that “We are moving forward as Samagi Jana Sandhanaya and those who are ‘accepted’ by the public can join hands with us.”
“Today, all the electoral organizers of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) and all the MPs unanimously proposed that I lead the General Election campaign as the Prime Ministerial candidate,” he added.
