Northern Province election scheduled in the middle of August month.

Northern Province council election which was informed will be held in the month of September has been advanced by the government to hold in the middle of August month.

Reliable information reveals that the government has decided to hold the northern provincial council election and western council election together.

International countries are insisting the government to immediately hold the northern provincial council election.

President notified at the last budget proposal submission, that the northern provincial council election would be held in the forthcoming month of September.

In this state, due to continuous pressure from the international countries, and owning to the human rights sessions scheduled to be held in the last week of this month, government had decided to hold the northern provincial council election one month advance, that is in August.

Government will hold the central and north western provincial council election in the middle of May month. The two provincial council elections are held to find the stance of people concerning the government after the reshuffle of the Cabinet and the impeachment.

The two provincial councils tenure concludes in year 2014, month of January, hence by dissolving the two councils seven months beforehand, government has decided to hold the election.

Government has also decided to hold the Uva and Southern provincial elections in year 2014.

It has also decided to hold Presidential election in the year 2015 and later the parliament election.

On the basis of this plan, changes were introduced in the Cabinet was stated.

Sunday , 03 February 2013