European Union and Commonwealth election observers have been authorized to monitor the upcoming presidential election.
This follows a request made by the bodies to the Election Commission.
Chairman of the National Election Commission R.M.A.L. Ratnayake saidthat the relevant groups have been granted permission to engage in monitoring activities starting from the pre-election period.
Meanwhile, local monitoring groups, including People’s Action for Free and Fair Elections or PAFFREL are also preparing for the presidential election monitoring process.