The Mayor and Deputy Mayor of the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) will be elected on June 02, under the supervision of the Commissioner of Local Government.
The vote comes as no single party secured a clear majority at the recently concluded LG polls.
The candidate who secures over 50% in the vote – whether from the government or opposition, will be appointed as the new Mayor.At the LG polls, the National People’s Power (NPP) won the most number of seats – 48 out of 119, but fell short of the 60 needed to claim a majority and form a council on its own.
The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) came second with 29 seats, while the United National Party (UNP) secured 13. The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) won five and four seats respectively.
