Parties want EC Chairman to continue office
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Representatives of several political parties who attended a meeting with officials attached to the Elections Commission (EC) yesterday had requested its Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya...
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Kosovo election: Opposition parties claim win
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Opposition parties have claimed the greatest number of votes in Kosovo’s general election. Centre-left Vetevendosje and centre-right Democratic League (LDK) are each expected to...
India election 2019: Powerful regional parties face poll test
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Powerful regional parties in India will be on the ballot on Thursday, as people across 13 states and union territories began voting to elect...
Upcountry Tamil parties clash on May Day, Thalawakele tense
UTV | COLOMBO – Police say a tense situation was prevailing at the Thalawakele town yesterday afternoon. It arose when the supporters of Ceylon Workers’...
Left parties propose Chamal Rajapaksa for Presidential election
UTV | COLOMBO – MP Vasudeva Nanayakkara says that the Leftist political parties have decided to propose MP Chamal Rajapaksa to contest the forthcoming Presidential...
Egypt’s Islamist parties face uncertainty
UTV | CAIRO – A recent crackdown on Islamist politicians has raised calls in Egypt for dissolving their parties over alleged links with terrorism....
Minor parties demand Proportional Representation
(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – Leaders of the minor parties representing the Government, as well as the Opposition, yesterday (20th February) requested Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to...
New electoral system a threat to minor parties- JVP
(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – JVP today leveled accusations at the government saying the proposed new voting system is an attempt to sideline minor parties from politics...
Why contest separately in 2020 if main political parties joined to develop country? – Vijitha Herath
(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – If the two main political parties joined together to form the present government in order to develop the country, then why some...
Party leaders to discuss Local Government polls
(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – Leaders of political parties are expected to meet today (23) to discuss the forthcoming Local Government Election and reach a decision on...