The Elections Commission of Sri Lanka says that the Gazette notification regarding the announcement of the Presidential Election date will be published tomorrow (26).
Issuing a statement, the Election Commission said that during its meeting which was convened today the members of the commission decided to publish the Extraordinary Gazette notification on July 26, 2024 (Friday) announcing the date of publishing the order for the election of a president, the date and location of accepting nominations for the election and the date of the Presidential Election.
The statement further states that the Election Commission is not responsible for the statements made by various individuals and parties regarding the date of the Presidential Election and other constitutional duties.
The National Election Commission had convene a meeting today (25) to finalize the date for the upcoming Presidential Election and the date for the calling of nominations.
The meeting, chaired by Chairman of the Election Commission R.M.A.L. Rathnayake, was held to reach a final consensus on these crucial dates.
The commission had previously announced that the preliminary arrangements for conducting the presidential election have already been completed.
