Sri Lanka’s EC requests President to consult SC over holding elections

Sri Lanka’s elections commission has requested President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to consult the Supreme Court over holding the General election in wake of ongoing COVID19 situation.

The general elections to parliament was earlier scheduled for 25th of this month but got postponed due to COVID outbreak in the country.

Election Commission in a letter to President’s secretary said as per the constitution, the new parliament should convene within 3 months of dissolving the parliament.

Chairman of the Commission Mahinda Deshapriya said a new parliament must convene before 2nd of June as it was dissolved on 2nd of last month.

Accordingly, the General election should be held at least in the last week of May for which the country has to return to normalcy by April 20 for the commission to commence work.