Chief election commissioner (CEC) A T M Shamsul Huda has mixed feelings about president Zillur Rahman's initiative to hold talks with parties represented in parliament on the new Election Commission's (EC) formation.
Though the outgoing CEC is confused about success of the idea, he reckons it as "optimistic". "But I don't think they will reach a solution with this," he told reporters on Tuesday when asked about the idea.
"(However) even if they find no solution, the dialogue will create a framework and an idea of what kind of EC the political parties want," he added.
President Zillur Rahman is scheduled to hold dialogues with political parties from Dec 22. The parties represented in Parliament have already been invited to join the talks with a 10-person delegation each.
Jatiya Party (H M Ershad) and Jatiya Shamajtantrik Dal (JSD Inu) have been invited to the first day's dialogue.
There are 38 political parties registered with the EC, of which only eight are represented in Parliament.
The president's decision came on Sunday amid the main opposition BNP's demand for consultation with the opposition to form the new poll panel.
Though the outgoing CEC is confused about success of the idea, he reckons it as "optimistic". "But I don't think they will reach a solution with this," he told reporters on Tuesday when asked about the idea.
"(However) even if they find no solution, the dialogue will create a framework and an idea of what kind of EC the political parties want," he added.
President Zillur Rahman is scheduled to hold dialogues with political parties from Dec 22. The parties represented in Parliament have already been invited to join the talks with a 10-person delegation each.
Jatiya Party (H M Ershad) and Jatiya Shamajtantrik Dal (JSD Inu) have been invited to the first day's dialogue.
There are 38 political parties registered with the EC, of which only eight are represented in Parliament.
The president's decision came on Sunday amid the main opposition BNP's demand for consultation with the opposition to form the new poll panel.
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