Gazette notification postponing polls to June 20 issued

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A Gazette notification postponing Parliamentary elections until June 20, 2020 was issued by the Elections Commission last night.

Earlier in the day the Elections Commission members met with Health officials to discuss the coronavirus situation to decide on the date of the elections.

The Gazette notification said: “With reference to the Notice No. 2167/19 dated 21.03.2020 in terms of Section 24 (3) of the Parliamentary Elections Act, No. 01 of 1981, which stated that the Parliamentary Election for electing members of Parliament for the Electoral Districts set out in the Schedule hereto will not be held on 25th April 2020, it is hereby notified that the election for electing the members of Parliament for the aforesaid Electoral Districts will be held on 20th June 2020.”

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