Sri Lanka’s National People’s Power (NPP), an opposition alliance dominated by the leftist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) has rejected calls for an alliance with other opposition parties.
The Sri Lankan Parliament announced that the nominations for the Presidential elections will be held on Tuesday and the new President of Sri Lanka will be elected on July 20.
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