{"id":157657,"date":"2026-08-04T14:52:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T21:52:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/?p=157657"},"modified":"2026-08-04T14:52:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T21:52:46","slug":"govt-to-seek-sc-opinion-on-confusion-regarding-terms-of-president-and-parliament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2026\/08\/04\/govt-to-seek-sc-opinion-on-confusion-regarding-terms-of-president-and-parliament\/","title":{"rendered":"Govt. to seek SC opinion on confusion regarding terms of President and Parliament"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>Colombo, Aug. 3 (Daily Mirror) &#8211;<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<p>The government is out to seek the opinion of Supreme court on a so called confusion in the constitution with regard to the terms of the Executive President and Parliament, and opposition the MP alleged.<br><br>MP Dayasiri Jayasekera in a statement released to media said Attorney General Parinda Ranasinghe has issued a gazette notification to rectify the confusion in the constitution when it comes to English and Sinhala copies.Accordingly he said the English copy of the constitution says a referendum is necessary to extend the term of President and Parliament for more than six years while the Sinhala version says a referendum is necessary either to increase or decrease the term of the President.<br><br>&#8221; Also I heard a lawyer coming up and arguing that the 19th amendment which was made in 2015 is not valid as no referendum was held to reduce the term of both Parliament and the President. This lawyer proposed that Supreme Court &#8216;s opinion should be sought in this matter . He said both President and Parliament should go on for one more year depending on the supreme Court opinion. This he has claimed should be done before the retirement age of judges is implemented&#8221;.<br><br>The MP also said the matter has been notified by the Chairman of the Election Commission to the President.<br>&#8221; People of this country should be vigilant in this matter &#8221; MP Jayasekera added.<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymirror.lk\/breaking_news\/Govt-to-seek-SC-opinion-on-confusion-regarding-terms-of-President-and-Parliament\/108-347229?fbclid=IwY2xjawTd7e9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA80MDk5NjI2MjMwODU2MDkAAR4KL0u4sh9TlvdMwobnC-3hNUJ0WlwKosZ2g6ymNXzjTOzk3y8SFiB2LpDddw_aem_L4deFqcB9U9r-O5BL_zu-Q\">https:\/\/www.dailymirror.lk\/breaking_news\/Govt-to-seek-SC-opinion-on-confusion-regarding-terms-of-President-and-Parliament\/108-347229?fbclid=IwY2xjawTd7e9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA80MDk5NjI2MjMwODU2MDkAAR4KL0u4sh9TlvdMwobnC-3hNUJ0WlwKosZ2g6ymNXzjTOzk3y8SFiB2LpDddw_aem_L4deFqcB9U9r-O5BL_zu-Q<\/a><br><br>* \u0da2\u0db1\u0dcf\u0db0\u0dd2\u0db4\u0dad\u0dd2 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