Parliament passes sunset bill to postpone local council, WDC elections

The parliament on Wednesday passed the sunset bill to postpone the local council and Women’s Development Committee (WDC) elections, a legislative remedy to resolve the elections delayed due to the public health emergency declared over the COVID-19 outbreak.

Both local councils and WDC elections were initially slated for April 4, 2020. With the bill’s passage, the local elections are now postponed until it is safe to hold a nationwide election.