The Election Commission has sought powers to reject unsuitable candidates nominated by political parties in the future.
The Commission is calling for reforms to the election laws during the interim Government mooted by the President. It has also proposed tough laws on campaign funding, auditing of campaign expenditure and declaration of assets by the candidates with provisions to remove any elected candidate if discrepancies are found in the declaration.
It has pointed out that a general election and a presidential election should be held in they face are even more intense today. The Government is taking various approaches to liberate the people from this situation and alleviate the oppressive nature of the situation.
“The loss of foreign exchange has created many issues. Managing all these factors is the way to solve the issues.
“Instead of following up on who is responsible for the problematic situation, what we need to do now is to focus on what action can be taken to provide immediate relief to the public, and also to go for the most appropriate and efficient program to find solutions to the burning issues of the people.
“Bearing the responsibility of creating a better future for the people of this country, as the Head of State and on behalf of the people I invited the leaders of all political parties to work together. Each second, our goal is to find solutions to existing crises by resorting to methods that can alleviate the suffering of the people. On this year’s Workers’ Day, I once again invite the leaders of all political parties to come to a consensus on behalf of the people to overcome the challenge we face,” the message added.
“I respectfully call on the working people to put politics aside and join to steer the struggle in a positive direction with a pro-people revolutionary transformation on behalf of the working people.
“It is with these aspirations that I join with you in celebrating International Workers’ Day that embodies the workers’ brotherhood, and the global labour force.”