Lagatar24 Desk
Colombo, May 12: In the midst of the economic crisis, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa announced that steps will be taken to modify the country’s Constitution to re-enact the terms of the 19th Amendment, which would give Parliament more power.
President Obama announced on Twitter that a new Prime Minister with a majority in Parliament and the ability to win the people’s trust will be selected this week.
“Steps will be taken to form a new government to prevent the country from falling into anarchy and to maintain the affairs of the state that have come to a halt. A PM who commands a majority in Parliament and is able to secure the confidence of the people will be appointed within this week,” he said.
He also stated that the new administration will be given the chance to submit a new programme and will be given the authority to move the country forward.
“Further, steps will be taken to amend the Constitution to re-enact the contents of the 19th Amendment to further empower the Parliament,” he added.
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa also asked aid in sustaining the state machinery’s ongoing operation in order to protect people’s lives and property.
Sri Lanka’s economic condition will deteriorate if political peace is not maintained, said the country’s Central Bank Governor Nandalal Weerasinghe on Wednesday, as the island nation continued to be wracked by violence. Weerasinghe told a media briefing in Colombo that he has informed President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and other political leaders that if the current political situation is not resolved in the next weeks, he will resign.
The central bank chief stated that reviving an economy in a country where law and order were not maintained was difficult. Earlier, as violence erupted in Sri Lanka, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned on Monday.
