by Priyan De Silva in The Island, Mar 17, 2023Executive Director of the Institute of Democratic Reforms and Electoral Studies Manjula Gajanayake says political parties are bent on preventing the election of women local councils.Gajanayake said the sitting female councillors were not allowed to contest their wards and they were placed on the additional list or made to contest other wards or simply denied nominations. Executive Director of the Campaign for Free and Fair Elections…