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People's Action for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL) has questioned the government whether it was ready to conduct the Local Government election if some party was ready to provide a solution to the financial constraint that the government was claiming as the main obstacle to holding the election.
PAFFREL Executive Director Rohana Hettiarachchi said in a letter to the Prime Minister that it was evident that the government was attempting to indefinitely postpone the LG polls without attributing any legal reasons.
He said the government was attempting to use progressive electoral reforms as a tool to postpone the LG polls at this juncture.
Hettiarachchi inquired from the Prime Minister as the subject minister of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government, what would be the new electoral system after reducing the number of wards and members through the ongoing delimitation process.
He also asked whether the youth and women quota would be allocated as 25% each when the number of members of Local bodies were reduced by 50% and whether the People's Council would be incorporated into this. (Ajith Siriwardana)
Moiz Friday, 17 March 2023 02:02 PM
Mind your business. Your job is to monitor the elections process and get your NGO payments from overseas. Don't be another NPP wing
Ram Friday, 17 March 2023 02:04 PM
Government will want to know in advance the name of party to stall the election
Sidath Friday, 17 March 2023 03:07 PM
Want Communist China to step in and strangle the country even further?
SCRanjithA Friday, 17 March 2023 03:36 PM
Let us give the economy a breathing space. In the final analysis, the masses are waiting to register their disapproval on the cost of living at an election whether it is held now or after 6 months. They may be a small % of gain by the government and loss to the opposition due to the delay. Country before self
Who is PAFFREL, is it another arm of SJB Friday, 17 March 2023 04:27 PM
SJB has been pulling the strings to EC, with even the last court action for EC asking for money being financed by SJB. The number of LG bodies and number of LG seats are going to be drastically cut, and only SJB to benefit with how things are. PAFFREL seems also dancing to the tune of SJB.
Jagath Leanage Friday, 17 March 2023 07:46 PM
No more elections in this country . It will be a dictatorship .
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