COLOMBO (News 1st): Leader of the Pivithuru Hela Urumaya speaking on the Presidential candidate to be put forward by the opposition said that they would build the broadest alliance that has the capability of beating the UNP. He further said that the most popular person should be the Presidential candidate and the Prime Ministerial candidate while the other positions could be discussed later on.

He continued to say that they all agree that President Maithripala Sirisena should be given a special position through this alliance and that the Pivithuru Hela Urumaya as a party proposed that Gotabaya Rajapaksa comes forward as the presidential candidate while Mahinda Rajapaksa comes forward as the prime ministerial candidate.

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