LG Polls further delayed: Commission

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By: Isuru Parakrama

Colombo (LNW): The Local Government Election cannot be held on April 25, 2023 as predicted earlier, announced the Election Commission, following a meeting this morning (11).

The Commission added that a date for the holding of the LG Polls will be decided based on a court order, or the provisions of funds.

The announcement comes in a day after Provincial Councils and Local Government State Minister Janaka Wakkumbura predicted the same.

Nonetheless, the Minister added that the Commission will announce the date of the Polls before April 25.

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