A special party leaders meeting will be held this week to take a final decision on future matters pertaining to the Parliament, the Speaker’s Office said in a press release.
This was after ruling party presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa lost the election to opposition-backed presidential candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
The Prime Minister, Opposition Leader, and other party leaders had held discussions with Speaker Karu Jayasuriya on the future matters of the Parliament, the release said.
Sri Lanka's constitution grants the Parliament a term of five years which will end in August 2020.
However, the Parliament could be dissolved by the President on March 1, 2020 after completing four-and-a-half years, or by obtaining a two-thirds majority in Parliament.
The Parliament could continue to function until the next Parliamentary election if the government parliamentarians switch sides, the Speaker's office noted.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
Ajith Gallage, the owner of a Bird Park in Nagarawawa, Hambantota, has been remanded over allegations of concealing illegally imported motorcycles, in a warehouse owned by him.
Leave Comments