Despite media reports that the government might dissolve parliament this week in order to ensure the holding of elections in early April, The Sunday Morning learns that the government is looking at dissolving parliament during the first week of March. Secretary to the President, Dr. P. B. Jayasundera had recently requested details from the Elections Commission about the dates for nominations and the holding of election in the event parliament is dissolved on 2 March. A senior Government source told The Sunday Morning that the government would look at dissolving parliament early March as planned earlier and look at an election date towards end of April. “We (the government) will need the support of the opposition to form the two-thirds majority in parliament to dissolve the House earlier than the previously planned date. However, there are doubts whether the opposition would support such a motion in parliament,” the senior government source said, adding that the in the event the opposition did not support the motion resulting in its defeat in parliament, the government did not want to commence its election campaign following a defeat. It is also learnt that parliament would be dissolved on 2 March and the general election is expected to be held on 25 April. Nominations are likely to be called between 11^th and 17^th April. The new parliament is likely to convene early May.