The name of selected members for local councils will be released soon. Additional Elections Commissioner R.M. Ratnayake said, that issues related to female representation have been resolved. He also said, that the tenure of new local councils would begin on coming Tuesday (20).
Government press foreman Kalpana Liyanage expressed her hope that the Gazette notification indicating new members will be published and issued at midnight (15) today.
She further said, this accelerated action is taken according to the request of the Election Commission.
Frontline Socialists Party (FSP) political committee member Premakumar Gunaratnam, who was arrested and remanded for visa violations, has been further…