A child chooses Vesak lanterns at a small shop in Havelock Town, Colombo, on May 7, 2025, ahead of the upcoming Vesak Festival. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana.

Local authorities elections are conducted under the mixed proportional system. It is electing members of a local authority from wards and from a list. The number of members elected on the basis of wards is taken as 60 % in every local authority. The

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