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Sri Lanka Parliament votes to strengthen presidential power

by Krishan Francis
| October 22, 2020 11:03 AM

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — With a large majority, Sri Lanka's Parliament on Thursday approved a constitutional amendment that will concentrate powers in the president and allow duel citizens to hold political office, which could strengthen President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's familial political clout.

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