COLOMBO – More than 80% of the candidates who contested in Sri Lanka’s parliamentary polls have submitted their mandatory campaign income and expenditure reports before the deadline, Election Commission (EC) data showed.
The EC last week warned of legal action against candidates and political parties who fail to file their campaign financing and expense report by December 6.
Out of the total 8,361 candidates, 88.6% or 7,412 have submitted their reports to the Election Commission before the deadline, the Commission said in a statement on Monday (9), noting that 71% (493 of the 690 political parties and independent groups, and 82.4% (434) of the 527 named national list members, have also submitted their reports.
The EC also warned that in the event of legal action being taken, candidates are likely to lose their opportunity to contest in local government or provincial council elections.
Submitting election campaign funds and expense reports was made mandatory in line with the Regulation of Election Expenditure Act which came into effect for the first time in Sri Lanka this year.
-economynext.com
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