Local council elections scheduled for February 5, 2011
17 Oct 2010, 5:26 PM
Ahmed Nazeer
The Elections Commission (EC) has announced that the local council elections will take place on February 5, 2011, two months after the period stipulated in the Local Council Election Act.
EC President Fuad Thaufeeq told Minivan News today that the commission took into consideration the number of public holidays, including the end of the year school holidays, as well as the rights of candidates.
“If we ignored these holidays and conducted the local council elections, many people will experience difficulties,’’ he said.
He added that the courts and government offices would face difficulties if the EC did not take public holidays into account.
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