Foreign monitors will be invited to observe Sri Lanka's forthcoming parliamentary elections, People’s Action for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL) said.
“The upcoming elections will be competitive as we will be seeing some major political parties contesting. With foreign observers, there will be a certain level of control on election day,” PAFFREL executive director Rohana Hettiarachchi told IANS.
Election observers from the Asian Network for Free Elections in Thailand and observers from the European Union and Commonwealth will be invited to observe the polls, Hettiarachchi said.
Well informed sources told IANS that discussions are also likely to be held with the National Democratic Institute and other US organisations to invite US observers.