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July 18, Colombo: Sri Lanka Elections Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya and the secretaries of all political parties contesting the local government elections to be held on July 23 will have a discussion today regarding the election, the Election Department announced.
July 14, Colombo: The Elections Department of Sri Lanka has said that postal voters who were unable ..
July 14, Colombo: The Elections Department of Sri Lanka has said that postal voters who were unable to cast their votes on Tuesday and Wednesday could mark their votes on Friday (15).
July 11, Colombo: The Elections Department of Sri Lanka has said that special provisions have been made to allow a person to accompany a differently-abled person to mark the ballot paper at the forthcoming local government elections.
Sri Lanka Elections commissioner Sri Lanka Elections Commissioner has decided to release manual and computerized results of the forthcoming local government elections to the parties contested the election on July 23.
- Sidelined Natives (Category: Business)
- Pudukuduirippu, Maritimepaththu PS elections on March 24 (Category: Breaking News)
- Puthukkudiyiruppu and Maritimepattu PS elections on March 24 (Category: Breaking News)
- Local government elections in Sri Lanka`s Mullativu district on March 24 (Category: Breaking News)
June 26, Colombo: Sri Lanka Elections Department has scheduled a meeting on July 01 between the election officials and the secretaries of the political parties contesting the local government election.
Apr 22, Colombo: An election monitoring group in Sri Lanka has pointed out legal issues that might arise if elections to the remaining local government bodies are not held before May 30 this year.
Mar 18, Colombo: Sri Lanka Elections Commissioner Dayananda Dissanayake has said that it was regrettable how some political parties and groups conducted themselves both before and during the local government polls.
Elections are scheduled to be held Thursday March 17 to Municipal Councils in Akkaraipaththu, Bandarawela and Dambulla, 30 Urban Councils and 201 Predesiya Sabhas. 9.4 million persons are eligible to vote for 29,098 candidates at 7,396 polling stations in the 23 administrative districts, excluding Jaffna and Killinochchi, to elect 3,022 candidates, Election Department sources said.
Mar 05, Colombo: An election monitoring group in Sri Lanka has accused the Elections Commissioner of supporting the government's deliberate move to postpone elections to several local government bodies.
- Sidelined Natives (Category: Business)
- Pudukuduirippu, Maritimepaththu PS elections on March 24 (Category: Breaking News)
- Puthukkudiyiruppu and Maritimepattu PS elections on March 24 (Category: Breaking News)
- Local government elections in Sri Lanka`s Mullativu district on March 24 (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka Elections Commissioner Dayananda Dissanayake who is conducting the elections for local government institutions has challenged his critics to seek legal remedy without criticizing his action merely for publicity stunt.
Sri Lanka`s main opposition United National Party (UNP) today asked the Elections Commissioner to en..
Mar 03, Colombo: Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party (UNP) today asked the Elections Commissioner to ensure that the displaced persons in the North are given the chance to exercise their franchise at the forthcoming local government polls.
Feb 28, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Elections Commissioner has called on all heads of government institutions to charge the applicable fees when providing state properties to political parties for election propaganda work.
Sri Lanka Elections Commissioner has decided to suspend the elections related activities in 60 local bodies to which petitions have been filed following the rejection of nominations for these local bodies.The Deputy Elections Commissioner Mainda Deshpriya told this edition that although elections
- Polls for 60 LG bodies postponed (Category: Breaking News)
- Jaffna peaceful, Kilinochchi marred by violence (Category: Breaking News)
- Consolidation of popular mandate (Category: Breaking News)
- Minister Says Can’t Hold Elections To All Bodies The Same Day (Category: Breaking News)
Feb 12, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Elections Commissioner Dayananda Dissanayake had said that voters holding temporary identity cards issued for the Presidential and general elections last year, could use them at the forthcoming local government polls as well.
Feb 07, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Elections Department has said the name of the Democratic National Alliance (DNA) member to fill the vacant parliamentary seat of former Army Commander and DNA Leader Sarath Fonseka would be gazetted today.
Jan 28, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Election Department has said that over 20 percent of the nomination papers presented for the local government elections have been rejected.
Jan 21, Colombo: Sri Lanka Elections Department today has announced that four political parties will be barred from contesting at the forthcoming local government elections.
Sri Lanka Elections Commissioner has rejected 84 applications from political parties sought registration. Elections Commissioner calls for applications for registration of new political parties every January according to the Elections Amendment Act No 58 of 2009.
- Sidelined Natives (Category: Business)
- Pudukuduirippu, Maritimepaththu PS elections on March 24 (Category: Breaking News)
- Puthukkudiyiruppu and Maritimepattu PS elections on March 24 (Category: Breaking News)
- Local government elections in Sri Lanka`s Mullativu district on March 24 (Category: Breaking News)
Minister Maithripala Sirisena has revealed that more than 10,000 applications had been submitted from the Sri Lanka Freedom Party to contest the forthcoming Local Government polls. Giving views at a media conference, he pointed out that applications were still being received. The Minister said that a Gazette notification for the conduct of local government elections ...
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Oct 09, Colombo: Democratic National Alliance (DNA) member Lakshman Nipunarachchi who was selected by Sri Lanka Elections Commissioner to fill the vacancy left behind by the imprisonment of former Army Commander and DNA Leader Sarath Fonseka, has rejected the offer.
By Dr. S. Narapalasingam The ‘Lions and Tigers’ here are not the four-legged animals that live in forests away from human habitats but the two groups of natives in the war-torn island, who opted to embrace the lion and the...
- Sinhala symbols, war, peace and ethnic reconciliation in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Deadly Symbols, Vibrant Electoral Politics and War Crimes in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sinhala Symbols, War, Peace And Ethnic Reconciliation In Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- 40 Years After The Anti-Tamil Pogrom Of July 1983: Root Causes Remain Unaddressed (Category: Breaking News)
By Dr.A.R.M.Imtiyaz [Abstract: Symbols are emotional and they play significant role in all aspect of human communities, including electoral politics. Symbols are deadly in nature because they can provoke deadly violence and war crimes. In Sri Lanka, Sinhala politician and...
- Sinhala symbols, war, peace and ethnic reconciliation in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sinhala Symbols, War, Peace And Ethnic Reconciliation In Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Fragile State Policy & The Rise Of Muslim Extremism In Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Lions’ and the ‘Tigers’ of Sovereign Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Apr 12, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Elections Commissioner has prohibited any election propaganda or setting up of election offices in the polling divisions where a re-poll is to be held on April 20.
Sri Lanka’s ruling coalition holds a strong lead in Thursday’s parliamentary elections, buoying a government that aims to prioritize economic development over political reconciliation following decades of civil war.
Sri Lanka’s ruling coalition holds a strong lead in Thursday’s parliamentary elections, buoying a government that aims to prioritize economic development over political reconciliation following decades of civil war.
Sri Lanka’s ruling coalition holds a strong lead in Thursday’s parliamentary elections, buoying a government that aims to prioritize economic development over political reconciliation following decades of civil war.
Sri Lanka’s ruling coalition holds a strong lead in Thursday’s parliamentary elections, buoying a government that aims to prioritize economic development over political reconciliation following decades of civil war.
Sri Lanka’s ruling coalition holds a strong lead in Thursday’s parliamentary elections, buoying a government that aims to prioritize economic development over political reconciliation following decades of civil war.
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