Sri Lanka's ruling party to process 100,000 applications for nominations at local government election

Sri Lanka's ruling Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) General Secretary Maithripala Sirisena says that the party has received 17,000 applications so far expecting nominations from the ruling coalition United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) at the upcoming local government elections.

The closing date for the applications is January 15 and around 100,000 applications are anticipated by the closing time, said the party secretary.
SLFP sources say that the party will appoint nomination committees at the district levels to select the most suitable candidates for the local government elections.