Referendum cannot be held outside Supreme Court ruling, minister says
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- Cabinet spokesperson Nalinda Jayatissa says a referendum on Sri Lanka’s 22nd Amendment cannot proceed outside the Supreme Court’s ruling.
- The court will determine whether a two-thirds parliamentary majority is sufficient or whether a referendum is required.
Sri Lanka cannot hold a referendum on the 22nd Amendment outside the framework set by the Supreme Court, Health and Mass Media Minister and cabinet spokesperson Nalinda Jayatissa said.
He said the court would consider all petitions and decide whether the amendment could pass with a two-thirds majority in Parliament or would require a referendum.
Neither the opposition nor the government could secure a referendum simply by requesting one outside the court’s ruling, Jayatissa said at a media briefing on cabinet decisions.
A referendum cannot be held outside the Supreme Court’s ruling on the 22nd Amendment.
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Originally published by Lankadeepa in Sinhala. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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