The Govt. should now work in the best interest of citizens!

The National People's Power emerged clear victor at the recently concluded Local Government polls, which was conducted after a hiatus of seven years.

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The party secured 4,503,930 votes (43.26%) and 3,927 seats across Sri Lanka, leading 266 local councils. These include 23 Municipal Councils, 26 Urban Councils, and 217 Pradeshiya Sabhas. During the 2018 local government elections, it was the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) spearheaded by former President Mahinda Rajapaksa that secured 225 local councils.

Local government elections are considered the foundation of participatory democracy. The local government election, which was scheduled to be held in 2022, was postponed due to the political unrest caused by the economic crisis at the time. The elections were postponed twice in 2023, even after the dates were announced by the election commission.

People have once again placed their trust in the incumbent government despite several shortcomings over the past few months since it was elected to power. Democratic governance requires a relationship between citizens and political parties. But what people have often seen is a habit of candidates conducting door-to-door campaigns and showing their utmost love towards their voters when an election is around the corner. However, elected officials forget their voters immediately after they have assumed power.