Election materials still need to be delivered by air, water and tractor to certain provinces and regions, said officials from the National Election Committee (NEC). The NEC said it is a crime to use provocative words or create a spectacle that prevents and discourage people from going to vote. The National Election Committee said it will take legal action against any calls for boycott of the upcoming national election, a likely response to some opposition members and activists calling for Candlelight supporters to stay away from the ballot boxes.
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The National Election Committee (NEC) has challenged United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to send over observers for the National Election instead of relying on non-factual reports to cast aspersions about it over rejection of opposition parties from taking part in the polls.
Nearly 300 representatives of political parties, civil society organisations, ministries and relevant authorities attended a training session on the procedures for the upcoming election organised by National Election Committee (NEC) at the NEC headquarters from June 1 to 5.
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Authorities have ordered private businesses and employers to allow their staff a paid three-day leave to go to their home provinces and vote in the upcoming National Election.
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