President Ranil Wickremesinghe has informed the United National Party Management Committee that the presidential election will be held next September. In the management committee chaired by the president, he further said that the general election will be called in January next year.
The President has also announced that he will contest the presidential election as an independent candidate.
The President has also announced that he will start his campaign program from Galle on the 13th.
The President has also emphasized that it is his expectation to hold the general election before April of next year and after that to hold the provincial council and local government elections.