Sri Lanka's governing party to decide this week on chief ministerial appointments to three provinces

The governing party of Sri Lanka is to decide this week on the appointments to be made to the chief ministerial posts in the Sabaragamuwa, North Central and Eastern Provinces. UPFA General Secretary, Minister Susil Premajayantha said
the governing party has not yet made a final decision on the chief ministerial appointments. He told ColomboPage that the decision would be made by President Mahinda Rajapaksa following discussions with coalition party leaders. The appointment of chief ministers to the North Central and Eastern Provinces has now come under focus with the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) demanding one of its representatives to be appointed as the Eastern province Chief Minister. Meanwhile, former Chief Minister of the North Central Provincial Council, Berty Premalal Dissanayake says he would be re-appointed as the chief minister of the province although he has come second in the preferential votes list. S.M. Ranjith who has topped the governing party's North Central Province preferential list says he has the people's mandate to be appointed as the chief minister. -->