Colombo (News 1st) – UPFA MP Kumara Welgama talking to journalists stated that the UPFA does not have a majority.

He then stated that it is up to the President to provide a solution and that a new Prime Minister might have to appointed or that matters will take a critical turn.

On the other hand, MP Vasudeva Nanayakkara stated that the Prime Minister will not step down as he does not have to before the court delivers a verdict.

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