Youth leaders of leading political parties will gather on Tuesday to join a panel discusion organized by the Centre For monitoring Election Violence (CMEV) under the theme 'Electoral Culture of the Next Generation'.

Rasika Jayakody and Lihini Fernando will join the discussion representing the Youth Movement of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya while Milinda Rajapaksha and Lihini Weerasinghe will represent the Sri Lanka Podujana Tharuna Peramuna, the youth wing of the SLPP. Eranga Gunasekera will represent the youth wing of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna. The discussion will be moderated by journalist Shenal Gunasekera.

The event will take place on Tuesday from 7 PM onwards and it will be livestreamed by Asian Mirror.

During the discussion, the speakers are expected to share their views on the need for campaign financing laws, the importance of a strong regulatory mechansim for assets and liabilities of public representatives and others much-needed reforms to create a more inclusive electoral space.

"One of the focus areas of which the Centre for Monitoring Election Violence (CMEV) has been vocal in parallel with the electoral reform process in Sri Lanka since several decades ago, is the need to regulate unlimited election campaign expenditure in Sri Lanka and to introduce an appropriate legislative mechanism. It is gratifying to note that there has been a strong social focus on this election-related theme at the time, and the Centre for Election Violence Monitoring has also spearheaded various initiatives aimed at continuing a broader social dialogue on the subject matter," the CMEV said commenting on the initiative.