{"id":68517,"date":"2020-04-21T00:09:45","date_gmt":"2020-04-21T05:09:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=68517"},"modified":"2020-04-21T01:16:24","modified_gmt":"2020-04-21T06:16:24","slug":"elections-commission-announces-parliamentary-polls-on-june-20-after-consultations-with-district-secretaries-and-top-officials-of-the-health-sector-police-army-postal-services-e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=68517","title":{"rendered":"Elections Commission Announces Parliamentary Polls on June 20 After Consultations with district secretaries and top officials of the health sector, police, army, postal services&#038; government printer; EC Decision to be Challenged in Courts by Political Parties and Civil Organizations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Saman Indrajith and Ranil Dharmasena<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Election Commission (EC) had decided to hold the next general election, on June 20, Chairman of commission Mahinda Deshapriya said, yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>The three-member EC met, last evening, to decide a date for the general election, which has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. A proposal for holding the election on 20 May was defeated. The second proposal for holding the election on 2 June faced a similar fate. Finally, the three members had agreed to hold the election on 20 June, sources said.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>JVP Propaganda Secretary and former Vijitha Herath, contacted for comment, said political parties and civil organizations would definitely challenge the EC decision to hold the election on 20 June.<\/p>\n<p>The Commission yesterday met the top officials of the health sector, police, army, postal services, government printer and other stakeholders at the Election Commission to review the covid-19 situation to decide on whether they could hold the election before June 2.<\/p>\n<p>Another meeting was held later in the day with all district secretaries who would be acting as the district returning officers in the election.<\/p>\n<p>A meeting with political party representatives is scheduled for this morning (21), according to Elections Commission sources.<\/p>\n<p> The election was earlier scheduled for April 25, but the coronavirus pandemic forced the government to impose a countrywide curfew, compelling the Election Commission to postpone the election indefinitely.<\/p>\n<p><em>Courtesy:The Island<\/em> <\/p>\n<div id=\"tweetbutton68517\" class=\"tw_button\" style=\"float:right;margin-left:10px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdbsjeyaraj.com%2Fdbsj%2F%3Fp%3D68517&amp;text=Elections%20Commission%20Announces%20Parliamentary%20Polls%20on%20June%2020%20After%20Consultations%20with%20district%20secretaries...%20&amp;related=&amp;lang=en&amp;count=horizontal\" class=\"twitter-share-button\"  style=\"width:55px;height:22px;background:transparent url('https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-tweet-button\/tweetn.png') no-repeat  0 0;text-align:left;text-indent:-9999px;display:block;\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Saman Indrajith and Ranil Dharmasena The Election Commission (EC) had decided to hold the next general election, on June 20, Chairman of commission Mahinda Deshapriya said, yesterday. The three-member EC met, last evening, to decide a date for the general election, which has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. 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