All political parties, on August 9, have reached an agreement to implement a majority of the recommendations given by the Parliament Select Committee to Identify Appropriate Reforms of the Election Laws and the Electoral System, reports Colombo Page. The decision was reached during a discussion held Monday between the representatives of the Election Commission and the secretaries of the political parties representing the Parliament. It has also been agreed to adopt and immediately implement some of the recommendations before holding the next election. Among the recommendations agreed to implement immediately are control of election expenses, the provision of early voting, and the establishment of special polling centers on polling day, strengthening female/youth representation in public institutions, and enforcement of media regulations for all media during the polling period. Another recommendation agreed upon was validating the code of conduct issued by the Election Commission until the end of the term of office of the members of public representative bodies and giving it legal power.