Members of the National Elections Commission have decided to announce the date for the General Elections later this week, Elections Commission Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya announced a short while ago.

However, he said the preference numbers of candidates will be gazetted tomorrow.

It was expected that the Commission would announce the new date for the Parliamentary elections today.

The Commission conducted a mock election in Ambalangoda yesterday as a way of preparation to conduct the election according to health and safety standards.