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"If I contest I know I will win," - Rajapaksa in Al Jazeera interview
Former President Rajapaksa in an interview with Al Jazeera said he was confident, that if he contested he would win at the next general elections.
He went on to suggest that his election defeat was a conspiracy.
Watch Rajapaksa's interview with Al Jazeera
Meanwhile Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena today presented the 19th amendment bill in parliament for a key amendment to the Constitution that seeks to dilute powers of the president,
The 19A amendment was introduced after last week's aborted attempt caused due to disruption by supporters of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa.
"It has always been my desire to prune presidential powers. You all will agree that I have been very generous," Sirisena told the House.
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