Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya
Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya commended the Election Commission for being named the best in the world, describing it as important to strengthening democracy. She argued that delays in Provincial Council Elections were not caused by the Commission, but by parliamentary processes and actions taken by the then-Government during the Opposition’s previous period in power.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, first, our Election Commission being named the best in the world deserves our respect. It is a key institution consolidating the democracy that our youth demand.
¶ 02 Regarding the Provincial Council Elections: the crisis that arose was not due to the Commission. It resulted from processes in this Parliament, which delayed the elections—not due to any fault of the Election Commission. Please do not see this as the Commission’s fault, Hon. Member. The delay arose from actions of the Government during your period in power.
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- Hansard, Thursday, 9 October 2025 ·No. 22973 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 9 October 2025. No. 22973. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/7535