Sri Lanka, May 8 -- Elected members of the local government bodies will have to come together to reach a consensus on establishing the bodies where no party has achieved a 50% majority.

The Election Commissioner General Saman Sri Ratnayake stated that key positions in these institutions can be filled following a vote or any other exercise of mutual consent.

In the meantime, the Gazette notification including the names of the members who were voted into the local government bodies in this year's election is due to be published soon.

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Hiru News....