Chairman of the Elections Commission Mahinda Deshapriya says the 2019 Presidential election will be announced after 15 September.
He stressed that according to the legal provisions available, he will be given the authority after 15 September .
Thereafter, the presidential election will be held within 44 to 65 days, he added.
He said that before the elections were held, the officials of the Elections Commission would go to all parts of the country to create awareness among the community based organizations and prepare a pre-election plan to prevent election violence.
Chairman of the Elections Commission Mahinda Deshapriya said the provincial council election cannot be held before the Presidential election.
(Mirror)