Strengthen President's hands at local polls, Azwer tells Muslims

The Muslim Community should strengthen President Mahinda Rajapakse's hands at the local elections to enable him to develop the village and the country without trying to be traditionally subservient to the Greens, said Presidential Advisor on Parliamentary Affairs, media ombudsman and former minister A. H. M. Azwer.

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Polls for two MCs, six UCs, and 37 PS in NE postponed

The Local Authorities Elections for two Municipal Councils,six Urban Councils and 37 Pradeshiya Sabhas in the North- East have been postponed for September 2006,according to a media communique from the Elections Commissioner's Office.

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SLFP a party of rural masses - Shantha Bandara

 At the 1956 General Elections the Mahajana Eksath Peramuna was able to command a clear victory, due to the grand alliance of the left and progressive forces led by the SLFP, said the North Western PC Member and Chief SLFP Organiser for Dambadeniya Shantha Bandara.

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