Speaking to political party executives in a recent workshop, Gamato said he was requested by the Government to separate both elections.
However, he could not under the current provisions of the Organic Law on National Elections and the Organic Law on Provincial and Local Level Government.
“I’ve written to Prime Minister advising him that unless there is change in law, we have to run them concurrently,” said Gamato.
National and LLG elections run over the same period however, polling dates vary.