Sri Lanka’s President Won’t Be Stepping Down Soon, Minister Says
- Constitutional amendments expected to be approved in 4-6 weeks
- Stability needed before country can think of holding elections
Gotabaya Rajapaksa
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Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa signaled to a group of lawmakers just before they joined his cabinet that he wouldn’t be stepping down soon, a move that falls short of demands from protesters who want his immediate ouster.
The president had agreed to whittling down his powers when he met with Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and a few others, said Justice Minister Wijedasa Rajapakshe who attended the meeting last month.