{"id":61248,"date":"2012-11-21T12:25:24","date_gmt":"2012-11-21T12:25:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=61248"},"modified":"2012-11-23T14:10:00","modified_gmt":"2012-11-23T14:10:00","slug":"wikileaks-slfp-still-a-bandaranaike-party-and-will-disintegrate-in-10-years-to-the-benefit-of-the-unp-ranil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/wikileaks-slfp-still-a-bandaranaike-party-and-will-disintegrate-in-10-years-to-the-benefit-of-the-unp-ranil\/","title":{"rendered":"WikiLeaks: SLFP Still A Bandaranaike Party And Will Disintegrate In 10 Years To The Benefit Of The UNP – Ranil"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Colombo Telegraph<\/a><\/span> –<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe new Opposition Leader said the JVP wants to be \u2018the second party in Sri Lanka.\u2019 If President Kumaratunga<\/a><\/span>‘s Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) continues to be \u2018run by Bandaranaikes,\u2019 there is a good chance that in ten years it will disintegrate with many members coming over to the UNP. Wickremesinghe admitted that his party is taking stock of what went wrong (indeed a meeting of party luminaries was breaking up as the Ambassador arrived) but had reached no conclusions yet.\u201d the US Embassy Colombo informed Washington.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Ranil and CBK<\/p><\/div>\n

A Leaked \u201cCONFIDENTIAL\u201d US diplomatic cable, dated April 19, 2004, updated the Secretary of State regarding a meeting the US Ambassador had with Former PM Ranil Wickremesinghe<\/a><\/span>. The\u00a0Colombo Telegraph<\/a><\/span>\u00a0found the related leaked cable from the\u00a0WikiLeaks<\/a><\/span>\u00a0database. The cable was signed by the US Ambassador Jeffrey Lunstead<\/a><\/span>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Under the subheading \u201cParliamentary Machinations\u201d the ambassador wrote \u201c Wickremesinghe confirmed that parliamentary infighting and jockeying will begin the moment Parliament reconvenes this Thursday (April 22). The first issue will be selection of a Speaker. Wickremesinghe seemed confident that the UNP would prevail in this first skirmish and confirmed that former Minister of Justice and Buddhist Affairs W.J.M. Lokubandara would be the opposition candidate. Beyond that, Wickremesinghe said he will wait for the inevitable contradictions in the winning coalition to play out and look for opportunities to hurry the process along. He told the Ambassador that he is confident the Sri Lankan Muslim Congress (SLMC) and the Ceylon Workers Congress (CWC) will stay with the UNP — at least for a while. If the other side is unable to get a majority, the coalition can limp along but \u2018it will become increasingly difficult for them to sustain in the months ahead.\u2019 Wickremesinghe also appeared confident that his side could block any effort to convene a constituent assembly.<\/p>\n

Placing a\u00a0 comment the ambassador wrote; \u201cReceiving the Ambassador in the bare-walled, spartanly-furnished offices of the Opposition Leader for twenty minutes, the former PM seemed tired and was his usual terse self. He clearly appreciated and reciprocated the Ambassador’s thanks for the close working relationship the U.S. and Sri Lanka had during his tenure as PM but nodded in agreement when the Ambassador underlined that we hope to have a similarly fruitful relationship with the new government. We recommend that the Deputy Secretary call the former PM to make the same points.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read the relevant part of the cable below;<\/p>\n

C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 COLOMBO 000662 \r\n\r\nSIPDIS \r\n\r\nDEPARTMENT FOR SA, SA\/INS, S\/CT\r\nDEPARTMENT PLEASE ALSO PASS TOPEC\r\nNSC FOR E. MILLARD \r\n\r\nE.O. 12958:  DECL:  04-19-14\r\nTAGS: PREL PGOV ECON CE\r\nSUBJECT:  Former PM sees economy as key factor in\r\nelectoral defeat, expects the winning coalition to find\r\ntough sledding \r\n\r\nRefs:  Colombo 647, and previous \r\n\r\n(U) Classified by Ambassador Jeffrey J. Lunstead.\r\nReasons 1.5 (b, d). \r\n\r\n\u00b61.  (C) SUMMARY.  Former PM Ranil Wickremesinghe told the\r\nAmbassador that perceptions of economic well-being (or,\r\nrather, the opposite) had been key in his parliamentary\r\ndefeat on April 2.  He is skeptical the winners will be\r\nable to get back to the peace table with the LTTE\r\nanytime soon.  Wickremesinghe plans to watch the winners\r\nstumble over the inherent contradictions in their\r\ncoalition and profit from the disarray, perhaps\r\nbeginning with the selection of a Speaker when\r\nParliament opens this Thursday.  The Ambassador\r\nexpressed thanks for the excellent cooperation received\r\nfrom the PM's office while he was in power.\r\nWe recommend a call to Wickremesinghe from the Deputy\r\nSecretary making similar points.  END SUMMARY. \r\n\r\nSIPDIS \r\n\r\n\u00b62.  (C) The Ambassador, accompanied by DCM, called on\r\nformer Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe April 19 to\r\nthank him for the excellent cooperation in the U.S.-Sri\r\nLankan relationship which occurred under his tenure as\r\nPM and to get the now-Opposition Leader's views on what\r\nwent wrong in the election and how the victors will fare\r\nin the months ahead.<\/pre>\n
Parliamentary Machinations\r\n-------------------------- \r\n\r\n\u00b65.  (C) Wickremesinghe confirmed that parliamentary\r\ninfighting and jockeying will begin the moment\r\nParliament reconvenes this Thursday (April 22).\r\nThe first issue will be selection of a Speaker.\r\nWickremesinghe seemed confident that the UNP would\r\nprevail in this first skirmish and confirmed that former\r\nMinister of Justice and Buddhist Affairs W.J.M.\r\nLokubandara would be the opposition candidate.\r\nBeyond that, Wickremesinghe said he will wait for the\r\ninevitable contradictions in the winning coalition to\r\nplay out and look for opportunities to hurry the process\r\nalong.  He told the Ambassador that he is confident the\r\nSri Lankan Muslim Congress (SLMC) and the Ceylon Workers\r\nCongress (CWC) will stay with the UNP -- at least for a\r\nwhile.  If the other side is unable to get a majority,\r\nthe coalition can limp along but \"it will become\r\nincreasingly difficult for them to sustain in the months\r\nahead.\"  Wickremesinghe also appeared confident that his\r\nside could block any effort to convene a constituent\r\nassembly. \r\n\r\n\u00b66.  (C) The new Opposition Leader said the JVP wants to\r\nbe \"the second party in Sri Lanka.\"  If President\r\nKumaratunga's Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) continues\r\nto be \"run by Bandaranaikes,\" there is a good chance\r\nthat in ten years it will disintegrate with many members\r\ncoming over to the UNP.  Wickremesinghe admitted that\r\nhis party is taking stock of what went wrong (indeed a\r\nmeeting of party luminaries was breaking up as the\r\nAmbassador arrived) but had reached no conclusions yet. \r\n\r\nComment\r\n------- \r\n\r\n\u00b67.  (C) Receiving the Ambassador in the bare-walled,\r\nspartanly-furnished offices of the Opposition Leader for\r\ntwenty minutes, the former PM seemed tired and was his\r\nusual terse self.  He clearly appreciated and\r\nreciprocated the Ambassador's thanks for the close\r\nworking relationship the U.S. and Sri Lanka had during\r\nhis tenure as PM but nodded in agreement when the\r\nAmbassador underlined that we hope to have a similarly\r\nfruitful relationship with the new government.\r\nWe recommend that the Deputy Secretary call the former\r\nPM to make the same points. \r\n\r\n\u00b68.  (U) Minimize considered. \r\n\r\nLUNSTEAD<\/pre>\n
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