PSC working on electoral reform receives proposals from 21 recognised parties

The Parliamentary Select Committee tasked with electoral reform had received proposals from 21 recognised political parties, Chief of Staff and Deputy Secretary General of Parliament Kushani Rohanadeera said.

In addition, 155 proposals from the public and civil society organisations had been received for the purpose of Reforming Election Structure and Electoral Law, the Secretary to the PSC appointed to identify appropriate reforms of the election laws and the electoral system Rohanadeera said.

She said that the time period allotted to submit proposals and ideas to the PSC ended on July 15.

Accordingly, UNF, Mavubima Janatha Pakshaya, SLFP – Udunuwara Branch, Democratic Left Front, The Liberal Party, EPDP, Democratic United National Front, Akhila Ilankai Tamil Mahasabha, United Peace Alliance, Communist Party of Sri Lanka, Ceylon Workers Congress, Social Democratic Party of Tamils – SDPT, Mahajana Eksath Peramuna, Socialist Alliance, Samagi Jana Balavegaya, Sinhaladeepa Jathika Peramuna, Lanka Sama Samaja Party, Samaththuwa Kadchi , United National Party, Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna, Sri Lanka Muslim Congress have submitted their proposals.

The proposals submitted will be taken up at the forthcoming Parliamentary Select Committee meetings.

PAFFREL, one of the leading election monitoring organisations in the country, which appeared before the Select Committee on July 14, presented its proposals to Minister Dinesh Gunawardena and other Committee members.

The next PSC meeting is scheduled to convene on July 28 in Parliament.

The PSC is chaired by Leader of the House and Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena.