President Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday (10) stated that steps would be taken to amend the Constitution and introduce a new electoral system, as promised during his election campaign. I will also introduce the new electoral system that the public expects within the same year,” he said. During his electioTn campaign, the President had pledged to replace the 1978 Constitution with a new one. To this end, a nine-member expert committee to draft a new Constitution was appointed in September 2020, led by Romesh de Silva PC. President Rajapaksa inaugurated the newly constructed drill ground at the Gajaba Regiment Camp at Saliyapura and handed it over to the war heroes before observing the military parade accorded to him.

Source: The Nation October 10, 2021 18:56 UTC