(): Sri Lanka’s election commission on Sunday said that it will announce the date for the next presidential poll before the end of this month. Election Commission Chairman R M A L Ratnayake said the electoral body would be legally empowered after July 17 to announce the date for the election.
The Election Commission in May said the presidential election would be conducted between September 17 and October 16. Ratnayake said the commission is currently in the process of putting final touches to the 2024 electoral register which will be the basis for the election. Over 17 million would be eligible to vote in the election as per the revised list, officials said. His comments came ahead of a court case scheduled for Monday on holding the election.
