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    Constitutional Council holds inaugural meeting

    July 04, 2015

    The first meeting of the Constitutional Council was held Friday (03) at the Sri Lanka parliamentary complex under the leadership of Speaker Chamal Rajapakse.

    The Council convened on Friday morning for the first time, in line with the 19th Amendment of the Constitution.

    The Constitutional Council proposed under the 19th Amendment to the Constitution consists of Speaker, Prime Minister, Opposition Leader, four parliamentarians and three non-parliamentary members.

    Four parliamentarians have already been appointed to the Council but the three civil representative members are yet to be appointed as the parliament has not reached a consensus on the three civil representatives nominated for the Constitutional Council.

    The Constitutional Council is the body that will appoint members to the independent commissions.

    The Council will again meet on the 9th of this month.

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