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Elected Sri Lanka ruling party MP to resign for diplomatic posting in US: source Source:Economynext ECONOMYNEXT – Elected ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) parliamentarian Mahinda Samarasinghe has decided to vacate his seat and take up an ambassador post in the United States, a source close to the MP said on Saturday (18). “He opted for the US ambassador post,” the source, who has been involved with Samarasinghe’s political career for more than a decade, told EconomyNext. Local media, however, said he will be appointed as the ambassador for the US and Mexico. Samarasinghe was not immediately available for comment. The ex MP was elected from the island nation’s Western coastal district of Kalutara in the 2020 parliamentary poll. He polled the least preferential votes out of the eight SLPP legislators elected to parliament. ...