Elections Commissioner to meet with local election watchdogs

Elections Commissioner to meet with local election watchdogs

December 12, 2017   01:25 pm

By Sanchith Karunaratna

A meeting between the Elections Commissioner and several local election watchdogs is scheduled to take place later on today (12). 

The meeting will be held to discuss the problems surrounding the upcoming Local Government elections. 

Meanwhile Executive Director of the People’s Action for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL) stated that local authorities have already received complaints of several breaches of law during the submission of nominations for the LG polls. 

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