Ven. Athuraliye Rathana Thera has been appointed by the ‘Our Power of People Party (OPPP) (Ape Jana Bala Pakshaya) to fill its National List seat in Parliament.
The National Election Commission (NEC) on Thursday decided to make the appointment.
Ape Jana Bala Pakshaya Chairman Saman Perera presented an affidavit that they would withdraw the court case pending in this regard. Ven. Rathana Thera’s name has been jointly proposed settling the Party’s dispute over the National List seat.
‘Our Power of People Party’ had recently faced a crisis following a dispute within the party with regard to its National List seat in Parliament. The party had received 67,758 votes (0.58 percent) at the General Election in August and despite failing to win any seats in the districts it contested, the party received one National List seat.