“Preference Votes Will Convert to Money” – Pubudu Jayagoda

 

Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) Propaganda Secretary Pubudu Jayagoda stated that the preference votes obtained by candidates who are elected to the parliament will transform into money in the event of a hung parliament.

Speaking at a meeting recently, he said that both the United National Party (UNP) and the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) have realized the possibility of a hung parliament. In that event, some candidates from both parties are preparing to crossover for money, he claimed.

The higher the preference vote, higher will be the price they will demand, Jayagoda added.

Meanwhile, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) was preparing to prop-up a future UNP government, he also said, pointing out that the JVP has already rejected any deals with the UPFA. It has expressed the willingness to support any other government from outside, Jayagoda said.

Certain JVP national list members are already campaigning for the UNP, he added, pointing out that former Auditor General Sarath Chandra Mayadunne is campaigning for Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe. Another lawyer in the JVP national list is in the campaign of UNP candidate Upul Shantha Sannasgala, he said.