Government plans to conduct PC elections within next year: President

Colombo, October 26 (Daily Mirror)- The government has planned to conduct the Provincial Council elections within next year, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said today.

He told an election rally in Ratnapura that the government expects to hold the Local Government elections as well within next year.

The President said it is important to establish a strong political mechanism which includes the Presidency, a strong Cabinet, Parliament, Provincial Councils and Local Government bodies to revive the collapsed country.

"A political mechanism including the Presidency, a strong Cabinet, Parliament, Provincial Councils, Urban Councils,  Municipal Councils and Pradeshiya Sabhas are required for governance. We plan to conduct the Provincial Council elections within next year. We also expect to conduct the elections to the Urban Councils, Municipal Councils and Pradeshiya Sabhas as well," he said.