{"id":29902,"date":"2026-09-19T23:33:41","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T18:03:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lankatruth.com\/en\/?p=29902"},"modified":"2026-09-20T17:18:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T11:48:51","slug":"oppositions-international-ties-narrative-shattered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lankatruth.com\/en\/?p=29902","title":{"rendered":"Opposition\u2019s International Ties Narrative Shattered"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Claims continuously propagated in recent times that the opposition, led by Ranil Wickremesinghe and Sajith Premadasa, possesses strong international relations that the National People&#8217;s Power (NPP) lacks, have been disproved with facts, leaving them in a difficult position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marc-Andr\u00e9 Franche, the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka, addressed a press conference yesterday (18), stating that while there are topics on which the government could be criticized on a policy basis, the opposition lacks an understanding of these issues and fails to make constructive interventions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As an illustration, he pointed out that although the Online Safety Act was passed, around 45 opposition MPs had no understanding or awareness regarding the legislation. 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