20th Amendment of Sri Lankan Parliament

Key points

It envisages expansive powers and greater immunity for the Executive President.
The Amendment rolls back Sri Lanka’s 19th Amendment, a 2015 legislation that sought to clip presidential powers while strengthening Parliament.
The new legislation in turn reduces the Prime Minister’s role to a ceremonial one.

19th Amendment Act

The reduction in the terms of the President and Parliament from six years to five years.
Re-introduction of a two-term limit that a person can have as President.
The power of the President to dissolve Parliament only after four and a half years.
The revival of the Constitutional Council and the establishment of independent commissions.
The President remains the head of the Cabinet and he can appoint Ministers on the advice of Prime Minister

18^th Amendment Act

It mainly sought to weaken the power of the presidency which the 18th amendment had greatly expanded.
The 18th amendment allowed four basic changes:
- The President can seek re-election any number of times;
- The ten-member Constitutional Council has been replaced with a five-member Parliamentary Council;
- Independent commissions are brought under the authority of the President; and,
- It enables the President to attend Parliament once in three months and entitles him to all the privileges, immunities, and powers of a Member of Parliament other than the entitlement to vote.

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