TNPSC Thervupettagam

Repeal of 19th amendment

August 27 , 2020 1460 days 830 0
  • Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has declared his intention to repeal the landmark 19th Amendment to the Constitution.
  • It introduced in 2015 and has some important provision as:
    • The reduction in the terms of President and Parliament from six years to five years.
    • Re-introduction of a two-term limit that a person can have as President.
    • The power of President to dissolve Parliament only after four and a half years.
    • The President remains the head of Cabinet and he can appoint Ministers on the advice of Prime Minister.

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