Sri Lanka's major opposition to hand over nominations for local government elections from January 25

Sri Lanka's major opposition United National Party (UNP) commenced compiling nominations for the local government election yesterday.


The nomination boards headed by the party leader Ranil Wickremasinghe are to meet until January 26.

The nominations are to be filed as per the first finished first submitted basis from January 25, UNP sources say.

UNP sources further said that the party had given wider opportunity for women by giving nominations to all women applicants.

The accepting of nominations for the local government election commenced today and will close at 12:00 p.m. on January 27.