On July 26th, Sri Lanka's Election Commission announced the presidential elections will be held on September 21st..The Minister of Defense instructed the military's Chief of Defense Staff, Navy Commander, senior military officers, and other ministry officials to "implement all necessary measures to ensure the safety of presidential candidates and citizens..The minister issued the directive to the military officers and officials during a meeting of the country's Ministerial Advisory Committee on Defense..Four candidates officially submitted their deposits for the upcoming elections: Independents Ranil Wickremesinghe and Sarath Keerthirathne, 'Abhinawa Niwahal Peramuna' member Oshala Herath, and ASP Liyanage from the Sri Lanka Workers' Party.
On July 26th, Sri Lanka's Election Commission announced the presidential elections will be held on September 21st..The Minister of Defense instructed the military's Chief of Defense Staff, Navy Commander, senior military officers, and other ministry officials to "implement all necessary measures to ensure the safety of presidential candidates and citizens..The minister issued the directive to the military officers and officials during a meeting of the country's Ministerial Advisory Committee on Defense..Four candidates officially submitted their deposits for the upcoming elections: Independents Ranil Wickremesinghe and Sarath Keerthirathne, 'Abhinawa Niwahal Peramuna' member Oshala Herath, and ASP Liyanage from the Sri Lanka Workers' Party.
