Cabinet approves 20A
12 June 2015 07:27 am
The Cabinet today approved the 20th Amendment to the Constitution with the proposed number of parliamentary seats increased to 237 from the current 225.
Accordingly, 145 MPs will be elected under the first-past-the-post (FPP) system and 55 under the district proportional representation (PR) system.
The Cabinet has directed the Attorney General’s Department to issue the Gazette notification on Monday.
(Kelum Bandara)