State Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government, Janaka Wakkumbura said that it would be difficult to conduct the Local Government Election on the 25th of April.
Speaking to reporters following a meeting between the Election Commission and the Prime Minister, he said that the Election Commission will announce the date of the election before the 25th of April.
Sri Lanka’s Election Commission met with Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena at the Prime Minister’s Office in Colombo.
Recently, the Election Commission addressed a letter to the Prime Minister for a meeting with regard to the Local Government Election, and in response the Prime Minister had agreed to meet them on Monday (10).
The Election Commission will meet on Tuesday (11) to reach a final decision on the date of the election for the Local Government Poll.