COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s cupboard has accepted a proposal to reform the parliamentary election system within the island nation forward of the presidential election prone to be held later this 12 months. A word from the cupboard assembly held Monday launched right here on Tuesday mentioned {that a} cupboard sub-committee has been appointed to formulate a hybrid system for parliament illustration – 160 members to be appointed by first previous the submit system whereas 65 members can be elected underneath the proportional illustration system whereas retaining the overall variety of MPs at 225.
Presently, 196 members are elected underneath districts-based proportional illustration whereas 29 members are appointed on the cumulative votes polled from the nationwide vote.
The cupboard word added that the justice minister Dr Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe was suggested to work out a draft election regulation accordingly.
The transfer on the electoral reforms assumes significance because the nation is about to carry the following presidential election within the final quarter of this 12 months. The following parliamentary election shouldn’t be due earlier than August 2025.
Nevertheless, hypothesis is rife {that a} part of the ruling SLPP needs a parliamentary election to precede the presidential election.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has the facility to dissolve parliament for a snap election or the 225-member home can move a decision by easy majority to name for a contemporary parliamentary election.
However analysts say both occasion was unlikely to make the transfer for a snap parliamentary election.
Political sources mentioned that Wickremesinghe on Monday requested his cupboard members to prepare for the presidential election which ought to happen between September 15 and November 15.
Presently, 196 members are elected underneath districts-based proportional illustration whereas 29 members are appointed on the cumulative votes polled from the nationwide vote.
The cupboard word added that the justice minister Dr Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe was suggested to work out a draft election regulation accordingly.
The transfer on the electoral reforms assumes significance because the nation is about to carry the following presidential election within the final quarter of this 12 months. The following parliamentary election shouldn’t be due earlier than August 2025.
Nevertheless, hypothesis is rife {that a} part of the ruling SLPP needs a parliamentary election to precede the presidential election.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has the facility to dissolve parliament for a snap election or the 225-member home can move a decision by easy majority to name for a contemporary parliamentary election.
However analysts say both occasion was unlikely to make the transfer for a snap parliamentary election.
Political sources mentioned that Wickremesinghe on Monday requested his cupboard members to prepare for the presidential election which ought to happen between September 15 and November 15.
