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Now, UNP, JVP ready to vote with UPFA to abolish executive presidency
Friday, 23 October 2009 - 11:11 AM SL Time
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In an unprecedented move, the UNP and the JVP yesterday pledged in Parliament to provide a two-thirds majority required to abolish the executive presidency instead of holding a presidential election.
The UNP, the architect of the 1978 Constitution which created the Executive presidency, said that it would campaign towards this end.
Chief Opposition Whip Joseph Michael Perera, who seconded a motion by JVP MP Vijitha Herath calling for the abolition of the Executive presidency, said that executive powers were being abused.
The former Speaker said that they would help President Mahinda Rajapaksa to honour a pledge to abolish executive presidency.
He proposed the creation of post of Executive Prime Minister who would be answerable to Parliament. He said that the ruling coalition, the UNP and the JVP could vote for the abolition of executive presidency.
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Fancy09
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 23 Oct 2009 07:38:04 GMT Report for Abuse
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| The Presidential system was never suitable for our country and its high time something was done to abolish it. Promises were made during election time to abolish it but nothing was done to implement those promises. |
YamunaI
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 23 Oct 2009 18:15:05 GMT Report for Abuse
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| Two candidates of the SLFP for Presidential elections gave an undertaking the Executive Presidency will be abolished and had conveniently forgotten once elected to office.At least under JR and Premadasa the Presidency was used to develop the country at a rapid pace-The Mahaweli,FTZ and the Housing projects are a case in point.Under Chandrika and MR the powers vested in the Presidency was not used to usher in development on the same scale .The abuse of power has been witnessed to a varying degree under all Presidents and Parliament has been devalued.Its time to scrap the Presidency and vest the powers in a PM responsible to Parliament. |
gamiya
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 23 Oct 2009 21:35:58 GMT Report for Abuse
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These are just UNP/JVP tactics to avoid national elections. Mahinda will not get caught to this nonsense.
Mahinda should go for an election and ask the people for a mandate to change the constitution without depending on Traitor's in Parliament |
kiwikanga
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 23 Oct 2009 21:41:11 GMT Report for Abuse
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Apey Maharaja Aacharya Mahinda Rajapaksa Rajathumaawa thambanna UNP ekatai JVP ekatai puluwanda?????? Ratey janathaawa obawahansey samagai Maharajathumani, UNP ekai JVP ekai rajakarapu kaalaya iwarai!!
Executive Presidential system and the Preferential vote system and the present systems will NEVER work in Sri lanka.
What Sri Lanka needs is a monarchy as we had before the foreign invasions. That way the country was prosperous for centuries. That is our indegenous system. Now we have the ideal Monarch in HRH Dr.Mahinda Rajapaksa.
Apey Maharajathumaata jayaweva....... Rajakeeya Rajapaksa paramparaawata deergaayu weva!
Edited By - kiwikanga - 23 Oct 2009 21:46:39 GMT |
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26 Oct 2009 01:02:33 GMT Report for Abuse
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I think the problem is with not the Executive presidency.
The problem is with the people who hold the position.
Because of that, if you are genuine change the process so that, as soon as a person become corrupt he is removed from the position.
Change the whole electoral process in order to reduce the number of politicians and to remove any politician as soon he was found to be abused the power. |
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