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Sri Lanka parliament votes against Rajapakse
COLOMBO, Nov 14, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Sri Lanka’s parliament passed a motion
of no-confidence in the controversially appointed government of Mahinda
Rajapakse Wednesday, a day after the Supreme Court overturned a presidential
decree dissolving the legislature.
Speaker Karu Jayasuriya ruled that a majority of the 225-member assembly
supported a no-confidence motion against Rajapakse who was made prime
minister on October 26 in place of Ranil Wickremesinghe.
The result does not automatically mean that Wickremesinghe, whose party is
the biggest in parliament, has won the constitutional showdown. President
Maithripala Sirisena retains the power to choose the next prime minister.
BSS/AFP/MR/ 1125 hrs