NPP ready for national unity govt. with MPs representing Tamil, Muslim communities

Just days ahead of the November 14th Parliamentary Poll, Herath said the NPP was 'very confident' of winning the most number of seats in the new Parliament

The National People's Power (NPP) is confident of winning a majority seats in Thursday's Parliamentary Election but will look at forming a national unity government with Parliamentarians representing the Tamil and Muslim communities, in order to achieve national unity, Minister Vijitha Herath told Daily Mirror last evening.

Just days ahead of the November 14th Parliamentary Poll, Herath said the NPP was 'very confident' of winning the most number of seats in the new Parliament but in order to strengthen the political environment, his party would be open to invite parliamentarians representing the Muslims and Tamils as well.

However, this invitation of a national unity government would be restricted to only these MPs representing these communities and not the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) and United National Party (UNP), he said.

"We are open to discuss forming a national unity government with these MPs representing the Tamil and Muslim communities because this way we can truly achieve national unity which we have been aiming for in this country. However, I must state that even without a unity government the NPP will be able to successfully run the government and work for all communities," Herath said.