Colombo (News 1st): The Motion of No Confidence against the government was defeated in Parliament a short while ago.

92 votes were cast for the motion, while 119 votes were cast against the motion. The motion was presented to Parliament by the JVP and was debated in Parliament both yesterday and today.

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