Colombo (News 1st); President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has instructed the relevant officials to take steps to do away with the Provincial Council (Amendment) Bill or its confusions and expedite the holding of the Provincial Council Elections, said the President's Media Division. According to a statemen...

Colombo (News 1st); The Cabinet of Ministers extensively discussed the Provincial Council Elections and the situation surrounding the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, said Cabinet Spokesperson Minister Keheliya Rambukwella on Tuesday (15). Cabinet decided to convene a party leaders meeting to ...

Colombo (News 1st); Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Friday (11) instructed the members of the Elections Commission to explore the possibility of conducting the Provincial Council Elections as soon as possible and to look into the necessary legal provisions for this purpose. According to the P...

Colombo (News 1st); Basil Rajapaksa said discussions will be held with the Elections Commission with regard to conducting the Provincial Council Elections as soon as possible. Speaking to a group of former Provincial Council members, Rajapaksa said following discussions with the Elections Commiss...

Colombo (News 1st): The National Election Commission says, it is prepared to hold any sort of election, based on the need of the country. It added, that it is prepared to organize a General Election or a Provincial Council Election at any given time. The NEC added, it has organized many aspects s...