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Sri Lankan election commission asks president to seek court opinion on parliamentary election delay3 April
The Election Commission is facing a quandary with the postponement of the 25 April Parliamentary Election, as constitutional provisions make it mandatory for th…
Sri Lankan President will dissolve parliament and order new elections2 March
The Parliament will be dissolved midnight today, according to political sources.
Sources from the Presidential Secretariat said that the Extraordinary Gaz…
In Sri Lanka, proposed constitutional amendments would expand presidential powers3 January
The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) yesterday criticised the Private Member’s Bill to be submitted by MP Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe to return the Defence Ministry to…
Sri Lankan Constitutional Council convenes after recent election12 December 2019
The Constitutional Council chaired by the Speaker Karu Jayasuriya is scheduled to convene this morning. Today is the first time the Constitutional Council is me…
Sri Lanka's new president will call parliamentary election at earliest opportunity22 November 2019
Newly-elected Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has announced he will call a snap parliamentary election "at the earliest opportunity" as he seeks to turn…
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