{"id":143570,"date":"2015-04-27T10:15:31","date_gmt":"2015-04-27T04:45:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=143570"},"modified":"2015-04-27T16:12:37","modified_gmt":"2015-04-27T10:42:37","slug":"diminishing-executive-powers-president-rajapaksa-also-promised-the-same-maithri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/diminishing-executive-powers-president-rajapaksa-also-promised-the-same-maithri\/","title":{"rendered":"Diminishing Executive Powers; President Rajapaksa Also Promised The Same: Maithri"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the much awaited enactment of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=19th+Amendment&amp;x=14&amp;y=4\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">19th Amendment<\/span><\/a> to the Constitution, the people of Sri Lanka will experience the true meaning of \u2018democracy and peace\u2019, said President Maithripala Sirisena, after he began the second reading of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution in the Parliament today (27).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Maithripala1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-140827\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Maithripala1-300x233.jpg\" alt=\"Maithripala\" width=\"300\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Maithripala1-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Maithripala1-800x622.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Maithripala1.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The President went on to say the people of the country are of the view that the arbitrary powers of the executive presidency must be diminished. \u201cThis was included in the Mahinda Chintana as well. Which means, those who voted in favour of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa also wanted the 19th Amendment be implemented,\u201d he further said.<\/p>\n<p>The President also urged all the members to unanimously support to pass the amendment for the sake of the future generation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring the Presidential polls in 1994 and 1999, former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga pledged to diminish the executive powers of the presidency. President Rajapaksa also promised the same, but failed to bring about what he promised. This is a historic chapter in the city\u2019s history where we about to make the much awaited change,\u201d President Maithripala added.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the debate on the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, President Maithripala said he was the only President who had been so flexible and committed to reducing or curtailing the excessive powers of the executive presidency.<br \/>\n\u201cSri Lanka has no international enemies now because of our successful approach towards the international community. 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