Sri Lanka’s Cabinet approves 20th Amendment:Decides to proceed with 225 MP legislature

Jun 09, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Cabinet granted approval for the 20th Amendment to the constitution last night, a media report said.The 20th amendment to the Constitution proposes scrapping the preferential voting system with each polling division electing at least one lawmaker, increasing the size of the assembly to reflect the increase in population […]

Sri Lanka cabinet takes time to finalize 20A; local government election under new system

May 14, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s cabinet has appointed a ministerial sub committee to study the 20th amendment proposals and to identify the principles laid down by each party, cabinet spokesman Rajitha Senaratne said.Sarath Amunugama, S.B. Dissanayake, Lakshman Kiriella, Kabir Hashim, Champika Ranawaka, Rauff Hakeem, Gayantha Karunathilaka, Palani Digambaran and Rishad Bathiudeen has been […]