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LG polls likely to be postponed

by Ruwani Fonseka in The Morning, Mar 27, 2023The 2023 Local Government (LG) election is likely to be postponed once again, as per sources within the Election Commission. Earlier in a special gazette notification, dated January 30, 2023, issued by the respective District Returning Officers for the LG bodies of each district, it was announced that the LG election would be held on March 09. However, the LG election was later deferred as the government…

EC sets 25 April as LG poll date despite Treasury Secy.’s absence

by Mirudhula Thambiah in The Morning, Mar 8, 2023Following a meeting with Government Printer Gangani Liyanage, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chandana D. Wickramaratne, and other relevant authorities, in which Secretary to the Treasury and Finance Ministry Mahinda Siriwardana was absent, the Election Commission (EC) has decided 25 April 2023, as the new date to conduct the Local Government poll, in keeping with the Supreme Court’s (SC) recent and related order. Speaking to The Daily…