Cabinet approval has been granted for the amendment of the Constitution of Sri Lanka to substitute the clause related to the President’s tenure from “exceeding six years” to “exceeding five years”.
According to the government, it is observed that there is an irrelevancy regarding the term of the President and the period of the Parliament in articles 30 (2), 62 (2) and 83 (b) of the Constitution.
To prevent any suspicion and any inconsistency in this regard, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the proposal presented by the President to prepare a draft bill relevant to the Constitutional amendments.
Accordingly, it has been approved to amend Article 83 (b) of the Constitution by substituting the clause “exceeding six years” with “exceeding five years”. (Newswire)