Speaker Karu Jayasuriya has summoned a party leaders’ meeting for 11.00 a.m. today.

Parliament officials said that the discussion would centre on the functioning of Parliament with a minority Government, which will assume office today.

They would also discuss the possibility of summoning Parliament earlier than the next sitting date, which is fixed for 3 December. The UNP has 106 MPs in the present Parliament, while the UPFA has 95. The ITAK has 16, the JVP 6, and SLMC and EPDP have one seat each.

RW out, MR in today