Colombo (News 1st): A decision has been reached to hold the Convention of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) on the 3rd of September.

A special discussion took place last night (August 15) at the party head office in Colombo regarding the convention. The meeting was attended by SLFP seniors, electoral organizers as well as SLFP activists.

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