Lanka may have early parliamentary polls -- Newspaper

Lanka may have early parliamentary polls -- Newspaper
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COLOMBO, JANUARY 3: President Chandrika Kumaratunga may call a parliamentary election five months early after her victory in last month's presidential poll, a newspaper reported today. The election commission said it had not been notified of such an intention.

The independent Daily Mirror said Kumaratunga was hoping to post a comfortable win for her People's Alliance after her December 21 election and may advance the parliamentary election. by five months.Elections to the 225-seat parliament are due in August.