No decision regarding the postponement of the election
Posted on May 12th, 2020
Courtesy Hiru News
It is reported that no decision was taken during the meeting by the Election Commission held today whether to postpone the General Election.
A senior commission officials stated that June 20thwould remain as the day for the General election.
Meanwhile, the election commission has decided not to allocate preferential numbers to the candidates at this moment.
The senior officer stated that the gazette which was tabled before the commission in this regard was not considered today.
The Election Commission was presided by its chairman Mahinda Desphapriya at his office today.
In addition, the secretaries of political parties with coalitions and the election commission met this afternoon for a discussion on June 20<sup>th</sup> election.
At the same time, the Supreme Court decided to consider the fundamental petition filed by Charitha Gunarathna against holding the election on June 20<sup>th</sup>.
The petitioner requested the top court to declare the relevant gazette of the election null and void as it is contravened to the Constitution.
However, the supreme court decided yesterday to consider the petition on the 18<sup>th</sup> and 19<sup>th</sup> of this month.
Later, an individual filed his petition requesting the court to declare the previous petition null and void.