The motion of confidence in the United National Party leader Ranil Wickremesinghe to function as PM submitted by UNP Deputy Leader Sajith Premadasa passed in Parliament today with a majority of votes.
117 members of Parliament voted in favour of the motion,obtained via an electronic system. The United National Party and the Tamil National Alliance voted in favor of the motion while the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna abstained from voting. The motion did not receive any votes against it.