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Sri Lanka parliament votes to curb president's power.

Published: 28 Apr 2015 - 06:10 pm | Last Updated: 14 Jan 2022 - 05:13 pm


Colombo - Sri Lanka's parliament voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to restore a two-term limit for presidents and revive independent bodies to manage key institutions such as the police and the judiciary.

A total of 215 out of the 225 lawmakers approved a constitutional amendment which restores presidential term limits, reversing a change by former strongman Mahinda Rajapakse who scrapped them after being re-elected in 2010.

AFP