{"id":132805,"date":"2014-11-11T19:09:46","date_gmt":"2014-11-11T13:39:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=132805"},"modified":"2014-11-11T21:55:31","modified_gmt":"2014-11-11T16:25:31","slug":"rajapaksa-wins-third-term-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/rajapaksa-wins-third-term-battle\/","title":{"rendered":"Rajapaksa Wins Third Term Battle"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Supreme Court yesterday communicated its opinion to President Mahinda Rajapaksa on the constitutionality of contesting for a third term under the 18th Amendment to the Constitution, saying\u00a0Rajapaksa can contest for a third term in office, the\u00a0Leader of the House and Minister Nimal Siripala De Silva informed the parliament today.<\/span><\/p>\n

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