Colombo (News 1st) – The National Elections Commission notes that they have received 58 applications for the registration of new political parties.

The commission will be accepting applications for new political parties till the 17th of this month. Thereafter the applications will be evaluated to consider if they are worthy of being registered as new political parties.

Applications that have fulfilled the necessary criteria of the commission will thereafter be registered as new political parties.

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