Election Commission yet to send Gazette notification to Government Printer to commence Election process

A man carrying a ballot box for election in Sri Lanka

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The Department of Government Printing has not received a gazette notification that is required to commence the Local Government Election process, the Government Information Department said.

Director General of Government Information Dinith Chinthaka Karunaratne said in a statement that the relevant gazette notification with the signatures of the Chairman and other members of the Election Commission is required to commence the Local Government Election process.