The federal government has decided to further amend the Election Act 2017, after the amendment in Section 57, the Election Commission will have the authority to propose the polling day for the elections.
According to the sources, work has started on the amendments in Section 57 and 58 of the Election Act. After the amendment in Section 57, the Election Commission will have the authority to propose the polling day for the elections.
According to the sources, the Election Commission will also have the authority to issue the election schedule under Section 58, under which the role of the Election Commission will be clarified for transparent elections.
According to sources, by amending Section 58, the role of the Election Commission will be strengthened and no one will be able to interfere.