The leader of the United National Party, which won Sri Lanka's general election on Monday, urged that the country works together as "sons and daughters of the motherland", with no division as winners and losers.
"The majority of the people of this country have approved the continuance of good governance and consensual politics endorsed by the people through the silent revolution of 8th of January," Mr Wickremasinghe said in a special announcement issued on Tuesday.
"There should not be a division amongst people as winners and losers. We should get together as the sons and daughters of our motherland to the task of building a new political culture in this country. We have to unitedly work towards lifting the nation to a new height by facing challenges of the new era," he added.
See full statement here published by Daily Mirror.
See coverage of the election results here.
"The majority of the people of this country have approved the continuance of good governance and consensual politics endorsed by the people through the silent revolution of 8th of January," Mr Wickremasinghe said in a special announcement issued on Tuesday.
"There should not be a division amongst people as winners and losers. We should get together as the sons and daughters of our motherland to the task of building a new political culture in this country. We have to unitedly work towards lifting the nation to a new height by facing challenges of the new era," he added.
See full statement here published by Daily Mirror.
See coverage of the election results here.