Sri Lanka, May 8 -- The National Election Commission says it will notify all political parties and independent groups that have secured a majority in local government bodies to name chairpersons for those institutions.

Chairman of the Election Commission R.M.A.L. Rathnayake stated that notifications will be sent to Secretaries of parties and independent groups that have won local government bodies with a majority of more than 50% of the vote.

The results of the 2025 Local Government (LG) election were released yesterday (07), during which the National People's Power (NPP) succeeded in gaining control of several local government institutions.

The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), the Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK), several regional part...