Opposition legislators express support to Sri Lanka's constitutional amendments

Sri Lanka' main opposition United National Party (UNP) legislators have expressed their support for the 18th amendment to the Constitution that is to be deated in the parliament next week.

UNP Galle District parliamentarian Manusha Nanayakkara said Friday that he has decided to vote in favor of the constitutional amendments in parliament next week.
Nanayakkara told the media that he would vote with the government on the constitutional amendments. He has added that supporting the President could benefit people in the country.

Nanayakkara is the latest UNP MP to extend support to the government's effort to bring in constitutional reforms.

At a media briefing this morning UNP Badulla District MP Lakshman Seneviratne announced that he would be voting in support of the Draft Bill.

His comments came a day after UNP Polonnaruwa District MP Earl Gunasekera said he would support the amendments as well.

UNP Kandy District MP Abdul Cader and UNP Polonnaruwa District MP Earl Gunasekara have already said they would vote with the government when constitutional amendments are taken up in parliament next week.