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Saturday, April 19, 2014

Executive Presidency should be abolished - Ven.  Maduluwawe Sobitha Thero

sobitha theroConvener of the National Movement for Social Justice - Ven. Maduluwawe Sobitha Thero has said that Executive Presidency should be abolished and that a Parliamentary System of Accountability should be enacted. 
Thero emphasises that all parties should urge President Mahinda Rajapaksa to do so.
Should the President not take these measures, another should be fielded during elections the Thero says, adding that however, a common candidate has not been selected.
'If the President keeps his word and abolishes the Executive Presidency, that would be it.
However, no such preparation CAN be seen.  Therefore, the President must be strongly urged to do so.  Mahanayaka theros, Bishops should take the initiative.  A Common candidate would be fielded Last As a retort, if nothing works Else, "the Thero Adds .
Courtesy - Sri Lanka Mirror