President Ranil Wickremesinghe has directed Premier Dinesh Gunawardena to explore the possibility of invalidating the nominations for the postponed 2023 Local Government elections.
Cabinet Spokesman Minister Bandula Gunawardena disclosed that the government has sought legal advice from the Attorney General regarding this matter.
Minister Gunawardana made these comments responding to questions by journalists at the Cabinet media briefing, inquiring if the government plans to hold the LG polls before the Presidential election.
Refuting such reports, the Minister said that the possibility of invalidating the LG poll nominations were discussed at the Cabinet Meeting on Monday.
“This was discussed in light of various concerns pointed out by government employees who had submitted nominations,” he said, adding that the advice of the Attorney General has been sought over the matter.
The President had also instructed to hold discussions with the Attorney General, political parties and the Election Commission to hold the local government polls next year. (Newswire)
