{"id":14182,"date":"2025-05-15T12:34:11","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T12:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sfmnewslk.com\/?p=14182"},"modified":"2025-05-15T12:34:13","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T12:34:13","slug":"it-is-reported-that-the-election-for-the-mayor-and-deputy-mayor-of-the-colombo-municipal-council-is-scheduled-to-be-held-on-the-2nd-of-next-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sfmnewslk.com\/?p=14182","title":{"rendered":"It is reported that the election for the Mayor and Deputy Mayor of the Colombo Municipal Council is scheduled to be held on the 2nd of next month"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"331\" src=\"https:\/\/sfmnewslk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG-20250515-WA0003-1024x331.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sfmnewslk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG-20250515-WA0003-1024x331.jpg 1024w, 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election, the number of members elected to the Colombo Municipal Council from the National People&#8217;s Force was 48.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The opposition, including the Samagi Jana Balawegaya, has 69 members elected to the council, and thus the opposition has the largest number of members in the Colombo Municipal Council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, the ruling party and the opposition are engaged in a fierce competition to take control of the Colombo Municipal Council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Commenting on the control of the Colombo Municipal Council, the Samagi Jana Balawegaya Colombo District Parliamentarian, Mujibur Rahuman, stated that the opposition has the right to take control since it has the majority of members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also pointed out that although the National Jana Balawegaya won 48 members, they failed to cross the fifty percent mark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p 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