Sri Lanka sets date for first post-war polls

The local government polls will take place in Jaffna and Vavuniya, two cities that were at the periphery of the territory controlled by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) for most of the 25-year separatist war.

The upcoming elections are aimed at entrenching a civilian administration in an area wracked by war for decades.

Both municipalities last held elections 11 years ago, and the election date will coincide with a provincial-level poll in the southern province of Uva, the Elections Department said.