SLFP Mahinda faction supports 20 A
With the proposed 20th Amendment to the Constitution
on electoral reform running into a snag, the SLFP Mahinda faction said
that they would support it.
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SLMC to challenge draft 20 A
The passage of the proposed 20th Amendment to the
Constitution - the next major step on President Maithripala Sirisena's
good governance agenda - is being stymied by minor and minority parties.
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20A – not a ploy to delay elections
The unending debate over establishing a new
electoral system through the 20th Amendment should not be used as a ploy
to delay elections, said UNP General Secretary and Minister of Highways
and Investment Promotion, Kabir Hashim.
This is not a panacea for all ills - Nishantha
The JHU National Organiser Nishantha Sri Warnasinghe
has warned against the failure to pass the 20th Amendment, containing
aspirational electoral reforms may result in a hung parliament and an
unstable country. He alleged minority parties of scuttling the process.
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