Future local polls under new electoral system - President

THE electoral system will definitely be changed with the consensus of all political parties to hold the next Local Polls under a new electoral system sans preferential voting, President Mahinda Rajapakse said yesterday.

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Boost Mahinda Chintana at Local Polls

Dissident UNPers urge voters

The Rural Development Plan pronounced under the Mahinda Chintana programme has to be confirmed at the forthcoming Local Government Elections for the development process to reach rural areas, Keheliya Rambukwella, Minister of Plan Implementation said yesterday.

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UNP nominations list:

Judgement on Friday

The Court of Appeal yesterday reserved the order in the Writ Application that challenged the Election Commissioner's decision to reject the nomination paper of the United National Party for the Colombo Municipality for the Local Elections for March 24.

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