Over 10,000 Local and Foreign Election Observers to Monitor 2024 Parliamentary Election

COLOMBO (News 1st): Over 10,000 local and foreign election observers will be taking part in monitoring the 2024 Parliamentary election. 

43 foreign election observers are in Sri Lanka for this purpose. 

Among them are 3 election observers of the European Union and 30 from the Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL).

10 election observers from neighbouring countries are also in Sri Lanka. 

About 10,000 local election observers representing 10 organizations will be taking part in the monitoring process of the 2024 Parliamentary election. 

Meanwhile People's Action for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL) has deployed 5,000 election observers. 

8 organizations have been granted permission for mobile surveillance operations. 

The National Election Commission also says that a special security arrangement is in place to ensure the safety of all election observers.