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Sri Lanka constitutional amendment
![Sri Lankan President Pledges Full Implementation of 13th Amendment Sri Lankan President Pledges Full Implementation of 13th Amendment](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-02-06-050147.jpg)
Sri Lankan President Pledges Full Implementation of 13th Amendment
By Rathindra Kuruwita
Ranil Wickremesinghe appears to be using the promise of power-sharing as a political tool to secure himself in power.
![Sri Lankan Lawmakers Debate Bill to Trim Presidential Powers Sri Lankan Lawmakers Debate Bill to Trim Presidential Powers](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-10-20-163053.jpg)
Sri Lankan Lawmakers Debate Bill to Trim Presidential Powers
By Bharatha Mallawarachi
A constitutional amendment to curtail presidential powers – again – was a key demand of the protests that drove the previous president and prime minister from office.
![Bhavani Fonseka Explains Sri Lanka’s Protests Bhavani Fonseka Explains Sri Lanka’s Protests](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-04-26-144206.jpg)
Bhavani Fonseka Explains Sri Lanka’s Protests
By Shannon Tiezzi
“The political and economic crisis have exposed the multiple failures of the Gotabaya Rajapaksa presidency.”
![Sri Lanka’s Democracy on the Edge Sri Lanka’s Democracy on the Edge](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-09-25-13.jpg)
Sri Lanka’s Democracy on the Edge
By Sudha Ramachandran
A proposed constitutional amendment would undo the progress made toward an accountable presidency and a strong parliament.
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