{"id":166726,"date":"2016-08-22T15:38:53","date_gmt":"2016-08-22T10:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=166726"},"modified":"2016-08-22T15:40:31","modified_gmt":"2016-08-22T10:10:31","slug":"joint-opposition-mps-to-decide-this-week-if-to-attend-slfp-convention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/joint-opposition-mps-to-decide-this-week-if-to-attend-slfp-convention\/","title":{"rendered":"Joint Opposition MPs To Decide This Week If To Attend SLFP Convention"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Amidst a deepening split within the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=SLFP&amp;x=10&amp;y=3\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">SLFP<\/span><\/a>), the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Joint+Opposition&amp;x=13&amp;y=7\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Joint Opposition<\/span><\/a> Parliamentarians will decide shortly whether they will attend the forthcoming 65th Convention of the SLFP next month.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Maithri-Mahinda-August-2-2015.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-150051\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Maithri-Mahinda-August-2-2015-150x138.jpg\" alt=\"Maithri Mahinda August 2, 2015\" width=\"150\" height=\"138\" \/><\/a>The Joint Opposition MPs, who are members of the SLFP is scheduled to meet this week to decide if they will attend the convention on September 4 in Kurunegala. 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