The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) reiterated that it would not form a government with the United National Party (UNP), despite its support for the no-confidence motion against Mahinda Rajapaksa.
Speaking after the passing of the no-confidence motion, the leader of the party Anura Kumara Dissanayake said,
“The Ranil Wickremesinghe administration was acting against the people’s mandate on a large scale and a no confidence motion was brought against it earlier this year. We voted in favour. We stand for truth. There may be others who claim they stand for truth but that is not relevant for us and no one could associate us with them.”
The JVP currently forms 6 seats in parliament, and their refusal to collaborate with any party throws Sri Lanka’s legislature into further deadlock.
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