Sri Lanka Opposition Leader's powers and authority will not be reduced, says head of reforms committee

Leader of Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party (UNP) Ranil Wickremasinghe at a press conference today said that he and the UNP Hambantota District parliamentarian, Sajith Premadasa would work to uplift the party.


Also addressing the press conference, head of the UNP Reforms Committee and parliamentarian Joseph Michael Perera said that the powers and authority vested with Wickremasinghe will not be reduced when the reforms are implemented.

He said that members to several key posts in the party will be appointed according to the party constitution.

Commenting on the leadership of the party on his Facebook page, Premadasa said that within the next 120 days there will be a decision on the main five positions and the changes to those positions will then be decided.

"There are two procedures. One is the consensual approach. If there is no consensus, there will be an internal competition," he commented.