The 22nd Amendment to the constitution which was presented to cabinet today (August 01) has been approved by Cabinet.
The draft was presented to the cabinet of Ministers today by Minister of Justice Wijeyadasa Rajapaksa.
The Constitutional Amendment is expected to empower Parliament over the executive president and annul the 20A to the Constitution, which had given unfettered powers to President after abolishing the 19th Amendment.
The proposals for the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution were published in a gazette notification issued on June 29, 2022.
