The Hon. (Prof.) A.H.M.H. Abayarathna - Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government
The Minister confirmed that the Government intends to hold Provincial Council elections, but said certain legal prerequisites must first be completed. He stated that the Ministry has begun preliminary work and is expediting action after prioritising the recent Local Government elections.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Presiding Member, the answers to the questions raised by Hon. Nizam Kariapper, PC, are as follows:
¶ 02 1. Yes. 2. Certain legal prerequisites must be fulfilled to hold the Provincial Council elections. The Ministry has already initiated the necessary preliminary work. Priority had to be given recently to conducting the Local Government elections, which took some time. However, we are now focusing on this matter and expediting the required actions. 3. Not applicable.
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- Hansard, Friday, 23 May 2025 ·No. 1750228312097834 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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