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The Constitutional Council has today unanimously approved the nomination of Attorney General Jayantha Jayasuriya as the next Chief Justice, and the nomination of\u00a0Additional Auditor General Chulantha Wickramaratne as the next Auditor General, Speaker Karu Jayasuriya has said.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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