Give Your Preference Vote for a Woman Candidate

In this editorial we make a special appeal to all Kandy voters to mark at least one preference for a female candidate in this month's KMC election. But before we give the reasons for this appeal some general remarks about the election.
There is really nothing new about the KMC elections that will be held at the end of this month. The UNP that has ruled the city for the last 58 years hopes to retain control. The UPFA hopes that the Mahinda Chinthana would work its magic and give them the reigns of power for the first time in Kandy municipal history.

In a way local government in Sri Lanka is an utterly boring and pathetic subject. Misnamed as local “authorities” they have anything but authority.

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