Decision on date for elections next Monday

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A decision on the date for the General Election would be made at the Election Commission’s next meeting scheduled for Monday (8), its Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya said.

Speaking at a news briefing, he said Health Services Director General Dr. Anil Jasinghe has handed over a set of guidelines to the Commission to be followed when conducting the polls.

“After studying this, we will meet next Monday to decide on the election date. The Commission has neither the desire to postpone elections nor to get the blame for spreading the virus,” he said.

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Sokrates Wednesday, 03 June 2020 08:44 PM

Beside Gotas boots there are now many military boots to leek for Deshapriya

Joshua Wednesday, 03 June 2020 08:54 PM

You can have any number of guidelines we ate not going tovote for liars and robbers of diyawanna

Noddy Wednesday, 03 June 2020 09:39 PM

As for me, election date will be 2 weeks after zero COVID-19 cases are reported.

Jude Thursday, 04 June 2020 08:10 AM

How about we postpone THE elections!! ?? Huh!??

Citizen Banda Thursday, 04 June 2020 02:51 PM

How ever bad the people who constitute it, a democratic country needs a parliament. So please get the election done with at the earliest possible date. If not the country is courting trouble.

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