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| Not only are the Executive Presidency terms to be extended, the previous Presidents are also to be barred from the post |
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(Lanka-e-News 01.July.2010 1.30 PM)The amendment to the constitution is sought not only to extend the period of the Executive Presidency beyond two terms , but is also to bar the previous Presidents of SL from seeking appointment to the post again.
Under Section 31 (2) of the chapter 7 of the SL constitution, a candidate who had been elected as the President for two terms is disqualified from seeking a third term.
The Govt. is preparing to amend the constitution to rescind the limitation to two terms of the Executive Presidency and make the terms unlimited.
In this connection the Govt. members of the highest rungs at secret discussions have decided that the former Presidents shall be barred from contesting the Executive Presidency again via the proposed amendments.
In this context ,the only surviving President currently is Chandrika Bandaranaike who contested and won the Presidential elections , in accordance with the constitution.
After the Cabinet members of the Rajapakse Govt. took a decision to extend the terms of the President further, a number of prominent SLFP members who are now MPs on the opposition side had discussed with Chandrka Bandaranaike about the proposed amendments and focused her attention on her possibility to contest the next Presidential elections. |
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Meanwhile . it is reported that three senior Ministers of the Govt. too have discussed with her regarding this amendment in closed door sessions . They have suggested that if she contests elections again , a large number of Ministers who are senior SLFPers will also support her.
It is also learnt that one of the three Ministers who met Mrs. Bandaranaike has told that , because the senior SLFPers have been sidelined and in the appointment of Ministers they have not got their due recognition , they are totally disillusioned with the leadership, and they are only sticking there because they have no alternative..
Chandrika Kumaratunge's response in this connection had not been made known. |
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