The Speaker Chamal Rajapakshe has today(09) informed the Parliament that Supreme Court has confirmed proposed 19th Amendment is consistent with the constitution and certain sections in the Amendment required a referendum to approve .As soon as the speaker informed the Supreme Court's decision on 19th Amendment Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinha has told the Parliament that the government will omit the sections which require a referendum.
The Supreme Court gave it's decision after examining 19 petitions filed against the 19th Amendment.
Meanwhile the President Maithripala Sirisena has announced today that the draft bill on 19th Amendment will be presented to the Parliament on 20th of April and soon after it got passed the Parliament will be dissolved to hold a fresh general elections.However the main opposition Sri Lanka Freedom Party(SLFP) has stated that they will backing the government to pass the draft bill only if the new electoral reforms included in the bill.The new general elections should be held under a new electoral system the SLFP has stated.
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