Sri Lanka’s prime minister gives timeline on drafting new constitution

The present government has two urgent priorities before commencing the process of formulating a new constitution for the country, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya said in Parliament today. Prime Minister Amarasuriya said the government, when it came to power last year, was fully focused on stabilizing the economy and ensuring democracy in the country by conducting the elections that were delayed. [ . . . ] Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya said once the Provincial Council election is held, the government will commence the process to drafting a new constitution, Meanwhile, she acknowledged that the present government has not allocated funds for the process in this year’s budget. However, Prime Minister Amarasuriya said the present administration intends to continue the constitutional drafting process that had already commenced by the previous government through public consultations…| read more on constitutionnet