Election Commission to decide on Presidential Poll date today

Election Commission to decide on Presidential Poll date today

July 25, 2024   09:48 am

The National Election Commission is scheduled to convene a meeting today (25) to finalize the date for the upcoming Presidential Election and the date for the calling of nominations. 

The meeting, to be chaired by R.M.A.L. Rathnayake, Chairman of the Election Commission, aims to reach a consensus on these crucial dates.

At a press conference yesterday (24), Rathnayake had stated that the election date would be announced before the weekend. 

He also mentioned that the preliminary arrangements for conducting the presidential election have already been completed.

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