{"id":194738,"date":"2018-10-26T21:09:58","date_gmt":"2018-10-26T15:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=194738"},"modified":"2018-10-26T23:48:38","modified_gmt":"2018-10-26T18:18:38","slug":"constitutional-crisis-with-mr-becoming-pm-appointment-illegal-and-unconstitutional-im-still-the-pm-says-ranil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/constitutional-crisis-with-mr-becoming-pm-appointment-illegal-and-unconstitutional-im-still-the-pm-says-ranil\/","title":{"rendered":"Constitutional Crisis With MR Becoming PM: Appointment Illegal And Unconstitutional, I&#8217;m Still The PM &#8211; Says Ranil"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President Maithripala Sirisena has triggered a constitutional crisis by appointing former President Mahinda Rajapaksa as the new Prime Minister.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Ranil.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-194696\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Ranil.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"1030\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Ranil.jpg 699w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Ranil-262x300.jpg 262w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=19th+Amendment\">19th Amendment<\/a> to the constitution, the President does not have powers to remove the Prime Minister, although he has powers to appoint one.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, there is a viewpoint that President Sirisena has appointed Rajapaksa as the new Prime Minister, without legally removing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Ranil+Wickremesinghe\">Ranil Wickremesinghe<\/a> from his position.<\/p>\n<p>According to the 19th Amendment to the constitution, a Prime Minister cannot be removed in the Nineteenth Amendment, unless a) he resigns from office, or b) ceases to be a Member of Parliament. The dissolution of Parliament can also result in the resignation of the incumbent Prime Minister.<\/p>\n<p>Making a strong statement, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told a short while ago that he was still the Prime Minister and the appointment of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa was &#8220;unconstitutional&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Wickremesinghe also added that he would retain the post of the Prime Minister as would not step down from office.<\/p>\n<p>He made this statement after consulting senior Parliamentarians of the UNP and his legal advisors, shortly after the surprise swearing-in of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on the development, Finance and Media Minister Mangala Samaraweera said, &#8220;The appointment of @PresRajapaksa as the Prime Minister is unconstitutional &amp; illegal. 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