Political parties to lose recognition over delayed financial statements

Sri Lanka’s Election Commission has decided to call for a report on the political parties that have failed to submit their financial statements.

The Election Commission said this decision was reached on Tuesday (11).

The Election Commission said that a decision was made to call for a report as certain political parties have failed to submit their financial statements for 2021.

It added that the respective political parties were informed to submit the 2021 Financial Statements within 14 days, and the deadline was last week.

Accordingly, the Election Commission has decided to terminate the recognition awarded the said political parties to be recognized as accepted political parties in the country, due to the failure to submit the financial statements.