Sri Lanka Election Commissioner rejects 84 applications seeking registration

Sri Lanka Elections Commissioner has rejected 84 applications from political parties sought registration. Elections Commissioner calls for applications for registration of new political parties every January according to the Elections Amendment Act No 58 of 2009.

Additional Commissioner of Elections Mr. W.W. Sumanasiri said that during elections no political party is registered. The applications were last called for in May 2010, a month after the completion of the 2010 Parliamentary General Election.

“Every January we call for application to register new political parties. But when there is an election around it is suspended and within one month of the completion of an election we call for application” Mr Sumanasiri told  to  Media.

Accordingly, he said, his Department called for application in May
2010 after the election of 2010 Parliamentary elections. In between
the Commissioner had exchanged letters with parties sought
registration requesting for necessary documents as per the new
amendment to the Elections Act.