09/08/2010
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Reuters
(Reuters) - Sri Lanka's parliament on Wednedsay passed a constitutional amendment that grants President Mahinda Rajapaksa even more unchecked power, which had prompted opposition cries of a looming dictatorship.
09/08/2010
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BBC
Sri Lankan MPs are to vote on proposals to let President Mahinda Rajapaksa seek an unlimited number of terms, in a move critics say could lead to dictatorship.
09/08/2010
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The New York Times
NEW DELHI — Sri Lanka’s Parliament on Wednesday passed a proposal to remove presidential term limits from the Constitution, paving the way for the popular president, Mahinda Rajapaksa, to run for a third term and cement his grip on power.
09/07/2010
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Ahilan Kadirgamar, Asia Society
Thousands of Sri Lankans are joining demonstrations against a controversial new amendment to the constitution, which would abolish limits on the number of presidential terms and increase the president's powers. Asia Society Associate Fellow Ahilan Kadirgamar says the terms would allow the president to make direct appointments to bodies responsible for governance such as the judiciary and bureaucracy.
09/07/2010
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AFP
COLOMBO — Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has cleared the way for President Mahinda Rajapakse to run for a third term in office, saying the constitution can be changed by a vote in parliament, officials said Tuesday.
09/06/2010
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TNA, TransCurrents
Full Text of Statement by Tamil National Alliance
'T.N.A cannot support the Eighteenth Amendment as presently constituted'
09/04/2010
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Reuters
(Reuters) - Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa has attracted enough support from lawmakers to secure a two-thirds majority in parliament, enabling him to change the constitution. He has also embarked on ambitious plans to transform the nation's economy following the end of a quarter-century civil war in May 2009.
08/30/2010
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AFP
COLOMBO — Sri Lanka's cabinet on Monday backed changing the constitution to allow President Mahinda Rajapakse to run for office for a third term, opening the way for a vote in parliament.