Cabinet spokesperson Mr Bandula Gunawardene said it was discussed in the cabinet to cancel the nominations accepted for the Local government elections earlier.
He also mentioned that the President informed the Prime Minister to start a discussion with the relevant parties to hold the local government elections in the coming year.
“The President informed the Prime Minister that he had accepted the nominations for the local government elections, and because some of the government employees who had accepted those nominations were in such a position, they would face various difficulties in their employment and other affairs, from time to time inside and outside Parliament, after hearing from the Attorney General and other parties. Finalize the nominations for the local government election that have been received after discussion with. That means cancel it. Secondly, he mentioned that without the dispute system of the Provincial Council election, he informed the Chief Minister to start a discussion with the Attorney General, the Election Commissioner and the party leaders to hold the Provincial Council election in the next year in a way that women’s representation would be the same as the previous system.
However, while commenting on this, the executive director of PAFRAL organization Mr. Rohana Hettiarachchi pointed out that the government is preparing to cancel the nominations of the local government elections in order to give the former local government councilors the opportunity to carry out development work through community committees.
