President Ranil to contest under ‘Gas Cylinder’ symbol
August 15, 2024 01:16 pm
The Election Commission has assigned the “Gas Cylinder” symbol to President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who is contesting this year’s presidential election as an independent candidate.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe signed his nomination papers on Wednesday (14) at his political office in Flower Road, Colombo to contest the upcoming Presidential Election.
President Wickremesinghe, accompanied by Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena, arrived at the Election Commission in Rajagiriya this morning and submitted his nomination papers for the upcoming presidential election.
On July 26, President’s Counsel Ronald Perera had placed bonds on behalf of President Ranil Wickremesinghe to contest the forthcoming Presidential Election as an independent candidate.
President Wickremesinghe had confirmed that he will contest the upcoming Presidential Election as an independent candidate, while addressing a public meeting held in Galle, on July 27.
Meanwhile, the Election Commission of Sri Lanka decided to accept the nominations of all 39 presidential candidates who submitted their nominations today (15) for the 2024 Presidential Election.
The 2024 presidential election is scheduled to be held on September 21.
