Dhanushka Ramanayake to head the President’s Media Division

President assures peaceful and democratic election

President Maithripala Sirisena has assured a peaceful and democratic election as he will be taking a neutral stand at the polls next month. The President had expressed these views when he met the visiting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands Stef Block, the President’s office said. The President and the Foreign Minister discussed bilateral relations between Sri Lanka and the Netherlands as well as regional affairs. The President briefed the Foreign Minister about his stand on the Pr

20 Oct, 2019

EU deploys short-term and long term observers to Sri Lanka

The European Union is deploying short-term and long term observers to Sri Lanka for the November 16 Presidential election. The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) will be deploying at least 30 long-term observers for observation in all nine provinces in Sri Lanka. In the days before the election, 30 short-term observers will also be deployed across the country to observe voting, counting and the transmission of results, the EU EOM said. The mission is led by Chief Observer Ma

20 Oct, 2019

SLPP complains to Elections Commission

The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) today made a formal complaint to the National Elections Commission accusing the Government of misusing state resources to gain votes. The SLPP told the National Elections Commission that state employees, public property and other state resources including vehicles are being used for election work by the United National Front. SLPP members Dullas Alahapperuma, Susil Premajayantha and others who met National Elections Commission Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya

19 Oct, 2019