The government expects to hold the Local Government Elections in April this year, Minister Bimal Rathnayake said.
According to the minister, it is expected that the Election Commission will take steps to hold the elections in the second or fourth week of April.
Speaking in Jaffna, the Minister said that all parties have jointly submitted the Draft Bill to Parliament for the amendment of the Local Authorities Elections Act to conduct the Local Government elections.
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has completed hearing the objection that was filed challenging the Local Government Elections (Amendment) Bill.
The Supreme Court has announced that the order, which has not been publicly revealed yet, will be communicated directly to the Speaker of the Parliament.
The Local government elections have not been held in Sri Lanka since 2018. The elections which were scheduled to be held in 2022, were postponed to 2023 due to the economic crisis, while court rulings have resulted in the elections being further postponed.
Following the recent victory at the Presidential and Parliamentary elections, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has indicated the local government polls would be held prior to April this year. (Newswire)