18th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka
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The 18th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka was a controversial 2010 constitutional change that removed presidential term limits and strengthened the powers of the executive presidency.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka
ⓘ
constitutional amendment ⓘ |
| allowed | incumbent president to seek unlimited terms ⓘ |
| changed | procedure for appointments to independent commissions ⓘ |
| controversial | true ⓘ |
| controversyType | constitutional crisis concerns ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| criticism |
concentrated power in the executive presidency
ⓘ
undermined democratic checks and balances ⓘ weakened independence of key state institutions ⓘ |
| dateOfEnactment | 2010-09-08 ⓘ |
| effectOnCommissions | reduced independence of constitutional councils and commissions ⓘ |
| effectOnPresidency | strengthened powers of the executive presidency ⓘ |
| governingBodyAtEnactment | 14th Parliament of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentSystemContext | semi-presidential system of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| headOfStateAtEnactment | Mahinda Rajapaksa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impact | altered balance of power between executive and other branches ⓘ |
| introducedBy | government of President Mahinda Rajapaksa ⓘ |
| languageOfText |
English
ⓘ
Sinhala ⓘ Tamil ⓘ |
| legalDomain | constitutional law of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| legalForm | Act of Parliament of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| legalStatus | was part of the Constitution of Sri Lanka until 2015 ⓘ |
| motivatedBy | desire to consolidate executive power ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
civil society organizations in Sri Lanka
ⓘ
opposition parties in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| partOf | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passedBy | Parliament of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | 17th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposedBy | United People’s Freedom Alliance government ⓘ |
| region | South Asia ⓘ |
| relatedTo | 19th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| removed |
constitutional two-term limit on presidency
ⓘ
presidential term limits in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| replaced | 17th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requiredParliamentaryMajority | two-thirds majority ⓘ |
| statusAfter2015 | largely replaced and curtailed by the 19th Amendment ⓘ |
| subject |
executive presidency of Sri Lanka
ⓘ
independent commissions ⓘ presidential term limits ⓘ |
| supersededBy | 19th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| topic |
executive dominance in Sri Lankan politics
ⓘ
separation of powers in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| typeOfChange | constitutional change ⓘ |
| yearOfEnactment | 2010 ⓘ |
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