NewsThe recently formed Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) led by former President Mahinda Rajapaksa swept a majority at the local government wards in the south. The SLPP won all the wards under the revived FPP system in the Matara district, except in the Weligama Urban Council where its nomination papers had been rejected. In the Galle district, too, the SLPP won the wards, except in the Galle MC. In the Hambantota district, the SLPP won a majority of the wards, except the Hambantota UC, which went to the UNP as the main party. In the Nuwara Eliya district, the UNP was leading, while in the Matale district, the SLPP was in the front.

Source: Sunday Times February 11, 2018 03:56 UTC