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Anura: Parliament to be strengthened
 Minister Anura Bandaranaike declared yesterday powers of Parliament should be strengthened, instead of the present executive Presidential system.

Addressing a meeting at the Kurunegala town hall, Mr. Bandaranaike said that as part of a programme to strengthen parliament, the government hoped to introduce electoral reforms by which 50 percent of the legislature would be elected on a first-past-the post system while the other half would be elected on a proportional representation basis.

Mr. Bandaranaike said SLFP members had no right to complain about the JVP, without correcting their own mistakes. He said it was an accepted fact that the JVP had turned to be the third force in the country and the JVP had the right to express itself.
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