President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has called for a special discussion on Tuesday, the 2nd of March, to discuss the possibility of conducting the Provincial Council Election in the middle of this year.
Factions related to Provincial Councils as well as health units are due to attend the discussions.
In order to conduct the Provincial Council Election under the old proportional representation system, the relevant amendments must be passed in Parliament.
If the new demarcation committee report is passed, the election can be held according to the mixed ward and proportional representation system.
Former Chief Minister of the North Central Province SM Ranjith speaking to NewsRadio said the government aims to conduct the Provincial Council Election promptly.
He claimed the people’s expectations have been let down in a democratic sense, over not conducting the election.
He stressed however that the government has not hesitated to conduct the election.
Ranjith said the failure to conduct the election is due to the coronavirus pandemic adding that concerns have also arisen over the electoral system.