Srilanka, May 8 -- UNP Chairman Vajira Abeywardena yesterday said that the outcomes of the Local Government election indicate government's failure.

He said that the election results highlighted the need of more closer and stronger unity among Opposition parties. "I believe there would be more closer unity among the parties following the election," he said.

He was addressing the candidates who contested the Local Government election from the Galle district at his election office yesterday. Commenting on the results of the 2025 Local Government election that ended on Wednesday, Abeywardena said the management of 65 to 70 per cent of Local Government bodies depend on a united Opposition as the government has failed to acquire the majority...