Chairman of the Elections Commission Mahinda Deshapriya says that a final decision on the holding of the delayed Provincial Council (PC) elections will have to be made within the next 10 days if Provincial elections are to be held before the presidential election this year.
"There's belief that the Provincial Council's elections could be held before the presidential election. But we know that the presidential election will be held between November 15th and December 7th. However, if a final decision on the holding of provincial election is not reached within the the next 10 days, we will not be able to hold the provincial polls before the presidential election," Deshapriya said at an event in Anuradhapura.
Meanwhile, President Maithripala Sirisena has decided to seek the opinion of the Supreme Court on the holding of provincial council elections and whether he has the power to call for elections.
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