Elections Commission Chairman R.M.A.L. Rathnayake announced that the official term of the newly elected Local Government authorities will commence on June 2.
Before convening the inaugural meetings of these bodies, the names of the elected members must be gazetted at Divisional level, he added.
Accordingly, the Elections Commission has requested political Parties and Independent Groups that secured majorities in their respective local authorities to submit, within one week, the names of individuals nominated for the positions of Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Chairman and Vice Chairman of those institutions.