Abolishing Executive Presidency should happen after prez poll – Harin

Abolishing Executive Presidency should happen after prez poll – Harin

September 19, 2019   05:01 pm

Minister of Telecommunications, Foreign Employment & Sports Harin Fernando today (19) taking to his Twitter account stated that five ministers of the United National Party (UNP) have confirmed the party’s parliamentary group that “they will support Sajith Premadasa as the Presidential Candidate.”

Accordingly, Ministers Patali Champika Ranawaka, Mano Ganesan, Palany Thigambaram, Rishad Bathiudeen and Rauff Hakeem have confirmed their support to the UNP’s deputy leader, according to the Sports Minister.

In another tweet, he said they have “objected to any move to abolish the Executive Presidency.”

Minister Fernando added the group led by Sajith Premadasa has informed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe of this stance.

Any move on abolishing the Executive Presidency should happen after the Presidential Election, he said stressing that abolishing it following the announcement of the election is “not correct”.

 

Ministers Patali, Mano Ganeshan, Digambaram, Rishad, & Rauff Hakeem confirmed to the UNP Parliamentary group that they will support Sajith Premadasa as the UNP Presidential candidate

— Harin Fernando (@fernandoharin) September 19, 2019

We have objected to any move to abolish the Executive Presidency. Group led by Sajith Premadasa informed PM that at the pre cabinet that any move on this should happen after the Presidential Election. After a president election being called abolishing of it is not correct

— Harin Fernando (@fernandoharin) September 19, 2019
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