{"id":3292,"date":"2025-02-21T09:18:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T03:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/?p=3292"},"modified":"2025-02-21T09:18:02","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T03:48:02","slug":"slfp-to-contest-upcoming-elections-under-chair-symbol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/?p=3292","title":{"rendered":"SLFP to contest upcoming elections under \u2018chair\u2019 symbol"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) has decided to contest the upcoming elections under the \u201cchair\u201d symbol.<\/p>\n<p>Former SLFP Parliamentarian Dushmantha Mithrapala said that this decision was reached during the party\u2019s central committee meeting which was held on Thursday (20).<\/p>\n<p>facebook sharing button Sharetwitter sharing button Tweet<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) has decided to contest the upcoming elections under the \u201cchair\u201d symbol. Former SLFP Parliamentarian Dushmantha Mithrapala said that this decision was reached during the party\u2019s central committee meeting which was held on Thursday (20). facebook sharing button Sharetwitter sharing button Tweet<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3293,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3292","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-leadstories","category-local"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>SLFP to contest upcoming elections under \u2018chair\u2019 symbol - LANKA NEWS NETWORK<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/?p=3292\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"SLFP to contest upcoming elections under \u2018chair\u2019 symbol - LANKA NEWS NETWORK\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) has decided to contest the upcoming elections under the \u201cchair\u201d symbol. Former SLFP Parliamentarian Dushmantha Mithrapala said that this decision was reached during the party\u2019s central committee meeting which was held on Thursday (20). facebook sharing button Sharetwitter sharing button Tweet\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/?p=3292\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"LANKA NEWS NETWORK\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/lankanewsnetwork\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-02-21T03:48:02+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/dushmantha.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"746\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"437\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"SMW Kodithuwakku\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@lnn_english\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@lnn_english\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"SMW Kodithuwakku\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\\\/?p=3292#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\\\/?p=3292\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"SMW Kodithuwakku\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/071d4085b11ff86bfadb231e97877233\"},\"headline\":\"SLFP to contest upcoming elections under \u2018chair\u2019 symbol\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-02-21T03:48:02+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\\\/?p=3292\"},\"wordCount\":55,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\\\/?p=3292#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/02\\\/dushmantha.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Lead Stories\",\"Local\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\\\/?p=3292#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\\\/?p=3292\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\\\/?p=3292\",\"name\":\"SLFP to contest upcoming elections under \u2018chair\u2019 symbol - LANKA NEWS NETWORK\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\\\/?p=3292#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\\\/?p=3292#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/02\\\/dushmantha.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-02-21T03:48:02+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/071d4085b11ff86bfadb231e97877233\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\\\/?p=3292\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\\\/?p=3292#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/02\\\/dushmantha.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/02\\\/dushmantha.jpg\",\"width\":746,\"height\":437},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"LANKA NEWS NETWORK\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/071d4085b11ff86bfadb231e97877233\",\"name\":\"SMW Kodithuwakku\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/35caec3a9c03781d43ba5bef23c0cec9ed46dc8eac80aa8cd3e3180dc00b034b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/35caec3a9c03781d43ba5bef23c0cec9ed46dc8eac80aa8cd3e3180dc00b034b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/35caec3a9c03781d43ba5bef23c0cec9ed46dc8eac80aa8cd3e3180dc00b034b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"SMW Kodithuwakku\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\\\/?author=2\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"SLFP to contest upcoming elections under \u2018chair\u2019 symbol - LANKA NEWS NETWORK","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/?p=3292","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"SLFP to contest upcoming elections under \u2018chair\u2019 symbol - LANKA NEWS NETWORK","og_description":"The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) has decided to contest the upcoming elections under the \u201cchair\u201d symbol. Former SLFP Parliamentarian Dushmantha Mithrapala said that this decision was reached during the party\u2019s central committee meeting which was held on Thursday (20). facebook sharing button Sharetwitter sharing button Tweet","og_url":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/?p=3292","og_site_name":"LANKA NEWS NETWORK","article_publisher":"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/lankanewsnetwork","article_published_time":"2025-02-21T03:48:02+00:00","og_image":[{"width":746,"height":437,"url":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/dushmantha.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"SMW Kodithuwakku","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@lnn_english","twitter_site":"@lnn_english","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"SMW Kodithuwakku","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/?p=3292#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/?p=3292"},"author":{"name":"SMW Kodithuwakku","@id":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/#\/schema\/person\/071d4085b11ff86bfadb231e97877233"},"headline":"SLFP to contest upcoming elections under \u2018chair\u2019 symbol","datePublished":"2025-02-21T03:48:02+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/?p=3292"},"wordCount":55,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/?p=3292#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/dushmantha.jpg","articleSection":["Lead Stories","Local"],"inLanguage":"en","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/?p=3292#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/?p=3292","url":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/?p=3292","name":"SLFP to contest upcoming elections under \u2018chair\u2019 symbol - LANKA NEWS NETWORK","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/?p=3292#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/?p=3292#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/dushmantha.jpg","datePublished":"2025-02-21T03:48:02+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/#\/schema\/person\/071d4085b11ff86bfadb231e97877233"},"inLanguage":"en","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/?p=3292"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en","@id":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/?p=3292#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/dushmantha.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/dushmantha.jpg","width":746,"height":437},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/","name":"LANKA NEWS NETWORK","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/#\/schema\/person\/071d4085b11ff86bfadb231e97877233","name":"SMW Kodithuwakku","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/35caec3a9c03781d43ba5bef23c0cec9ed46dc8eac80aa8cd3e3180dc00b034b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/35caec3a9c03781d43ba5bef23c0cec9ed46dc8eac80aa8cd3e3180dc00b034b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/35caec3a9c03781d43ba5bef23c0cec9ed46dc8eac80aa8cd3e3180dc00b034b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"SMW Kodithuwakku"},"url":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/?author=2"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3292","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3292"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3292\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3296,"href":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3292\/revisions\/3296"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3293"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3292"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3292"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3292"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}