A police officer stands guard in front of a counting center on the following day of the country's parliamentary election in Colombo, Sri Lanka, August 6, 2020. "We will ensure (Sri Lanka) will not stand disappointed during our tenure," Mahinda Rajapaksa said on Twitter.Currently, significant power is bestowed on parliament and the prime minister after a previous government led by the opposition had amended the constitution and set up independent commissions to oversee the police and the judiciary among other arms of the government. Wed, Aug 19, 2020, 09:23 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka. Presidential Secretariat Galle Face Center Road Colombo 1 Sri Lanka +94 (0) 112354354 +94 (0) 11 2340340 ps@presidentsoffice.lk "In fact, they have untrammeled power, that is what we have observed in both India and Sri Lanka. In the past in Sri Lanka the governments which had this level of power in 1970 and thereafter in 1977 generated a lot of social discontent. He was the 18th Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy and was decorated for gallantry and commended for exceptional service to the navy. ... Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Wednesday named two more of his relatives to the new cabinet, further consolidating his family's grip on power. The brothers are best known for crushing the Tamil Tiger rebels fighting for a separate homeland for minority Tamils during the elder Rajapaksa's presidency in 2009.On a congratulatory phone call from Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, which is keen to check Chinese influence on its southern neighbour, Mahinda Rajapaksa vowed to deepen ties between the two countries. "Sri Lanka and India are friends and relations. COLOMBO — Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's party and its allies won an overwhelming two-thirds majority in a parliament election, results showed on Friday, giving him the power to enact sweeping changes to the constitution.The governing Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna and its allies had won 150 seats in the 225-member parliament, according to the tally published by the election commission from Wednesday's vote.Rajapaksa had sought a two-thirds majority in parliament to be able to restore full executive powers to the presidency, which he says are necessary to implement his agenda to make the tiny island economically and militarily secure.He is likely to install his older brother and former president Mahinda Rajapaksa as the next prime minister. "With the strong support of the people of Sri Lanka, I look forward to working with you closely to further enhance the long-standing cooperation between our two countries," he told Modi. (Reporting by Arjuna Ranawana; Writing by Sanjeev Miglani; Editing by Shri Navaratnam and Kim Coghill)Family Business: Sri Lanka President's Group Wins Big Majority in Parliament Polls Adm. Colombage had served the Sri Lanka Navy for 36 years and retired as the Commander of the Navy on July 1, 2014.
Aug 19, Colombo: Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has emphasized that the traditional industries must not be allowed to collapse by working within the framework of outdated rules and regulations. 2A Media Limited. "With the strong support of the people of Sri Lanka, I look forward to working with you closely to further enhance the long-standing cooperation between our two countries," he told Modi. All Rights Reserved.Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa wears a protective mask as he waves to supporters while leaving a polling station, after casting his vote during the country's parliamentary election in Colombo, Sri Lanka, August 5, 2020 12 Aug 2020 12:22 GMT. Rajapaksa said the restoration of full executive powers was necessary to implement his agenda to make the country of 21 million economically and militarily secureSri Lanka's parliamentary elections handed President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his brother an overwhelming majority, results showed on Friday, giving the family power to enact sweeping changes to the constitution of the island nation.Rajapaksa had sought, and achieved, a two-thirds majority for his Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna party and its allies to be able to restore full executive powers to the presidency.The ruling group won 150 seats in the 225-member parliament, according to a tally published by the election commission from Wednesday's vote.The two-thirds majority will see Rajapaksa's older brother and former president Mahinda Rajapaksa taking over as prime minister as the tourism-dependent nation struggles to recover from last year's deadly Islamist militant attacks and, more recently, lockdowns to control the coronavirus pandemic.Rajapaksa said the restoration of full executive powers was necessary to implement his agenda to make the country of 21 million economically and militarily secure.The brothers are best known for crushing the Tamil Tiger rebels fighting for a separate homeland for minority Tamils during the elder Rajapaksa's presidency in 2009, ending a 25-year civil war. "Sri Lanka and India are friends and relations. "Sri Lanka's economy contracted by 1.6% in the first quarter of 2020, as Covid-19 restrictions battered the country still recovering from last year's Easter Sunday bomb attacks that killed 269 people and paralyzed the tourism industry.On a congratulatory phone call from Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, which is keen to check Chinese influence on its southern neighbor, Mahinda Rajapaksa vowed to deepen ties between the two countries.
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s governing party won a majority of Sri Lanka’s parliamentary seats, the Election Commission announced Friday, bringing the president a … In the past in Sri Lanka the governments which had this level of power in 1970 and thereafter in 1977 generated a lot of social discontent." "Copyright Ⓒ 2012-2019.


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