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10 April 2020
Sri Lankan president declines electoral commission's request to refer poll postponement issues to court
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3 April 2020
Sri Lankan election commission asks president to seek court opinion on parliamentary election delay
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2 March 2020
Sri Lankan President will dissolve parliament and order new elections
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3 January 2020
In Sri Lanka, proposed constitutional amendments would expand presidential powers
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12 December 2019
Sri Lankan Constitutional Council convenes after recent election
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22 November 2019
Sri Lanka's new president will call parliamentary election at earliest opportunity
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13 March 2019
Sri Lankan communist party says the 20th amendment should be invoked to abolish the presidential system of government
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18 January 2019
Sri Lankan draft constitution could be presented before Parliament in early February
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17 December 2018
Sri Lankan prime minister to focus on abolishing executive presidency
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12 November 2018
Dissolution of Sri Lankan parliament challenged before Supreme Court
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5 November 2018
Sri Lanka's Constitutional Council will be appointed after Parliament reconvenes
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29 October 2018
Sri Lanka faces constitutional crisis as president unseats prime minister
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12 October 2018
Members of Sri Lanka's Constitutional Council nominated for new term
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21 September 2018
Sri Lankan political party removes several members from electoral organizing posts
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14 September 2018
Op-ed: An election and constitutional amendment strategy for Sri Lanka
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