Sri Lanka, June 16 -- The 'Sarvajana Balaya' alliance has decided to support the candidate nominated by the Opposition parties for the post of the Mayor of the Colombo Municipal Council during today's vote.

Leader of the Sarvajana Balaya, Parliamentarian Dilith Jayaweera said the Executive Committee of the alliance decided to vote against the candidate nominated by the National People's Power (NPP).

The newly elected Colombo Municipal Council, following the conduct of the Local Government (LG) election on May 6, is scheduled to convene for its inaugural sitting this morning (16).

The gazette extraordinary in this regard was issued by the Commissioner of the Department of Local Government of the Western Province, Sarangika Jayasundara....