President To Introduce Cabinet Paper To Abolish Executive Presidency

November 17, 2015

President Maithripala Sirisena stated that he will submit Cabinet papers on a new constitution, to abolish executive presidency and introduction of a new electoral system at the Cabinet Meeting tomorrow.

He made this revelation at an event to hand over dual citizenship to 2000 expatriates.

This comes several days after his pledge to abolish executive presidency at the funeral of Maduluwawe Sobitha Thera.