Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena, says the current government is committed to increasing female representation in politics and is formulating required laws and enacting them to increase the number of women in local governments. Speaking at a function held Tuesday to launch the program “Eyata Balayak – Ratata Venasak” to raise awareness about women’s representation at the Local Government Election, the President said the lack of female representation in politics is a critical concern. “Though the women’s representation in the government service is at a proper level it is a critical issue that there is a shortage of their representation in political and constitutional sectors,” he said. The President, pointing out the many problems faced by women and how they cope with them, said the current government fully acknowledges the importance of women’s representation. Noting that women’s representation in the developed countries is at the same level to that…