The United National Party has appointed a nominations board for the upcoming Southern and Western Provincial Council Elections.

Issuing a communique, UNP Leadership Council member, MP Lakshman Kiriella said that the party hopes to prepare its list of nominees for the provincial council polls in the coming week.

The members of the nominations board as listed in this communique are as follows.

Chairman of the Leadership Council – MP Karu Jayasuriya
MP Sajith Premadasa
MP Lakshman Kiriella
UNP General Secretary – MP Tissa Attanayake
MP John Amaratunga
MP Kabir Hashim
MP Ravi Karunanayake
MP Mangala Samaraweera
MP Thalatha Athukorala
MP Ruwan Wijeywardena
Former MP Renuka Herath
MP D.M. Swaminathan

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