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Amid tension over the economic crisis, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said that steps will be taken to amend the Constitution of the country to further empower the Parliament.
Taking to Twitter, President informed that a new Prime Minister who commands a majority in Parliament and is able to secure the confidence of the people will be appointed within this week.Steps will be taken to form a new government to prevent the country from falling into anarchy and to maintain the affairs of the state that have come to a halt.
He also said that the new government will be given the opportunity to present a new programme and be empowered to take the country forward.
In a related development, Sri Lankan Central Bank Govenor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe told media in Colombo yesterday that the Executive President and the MPs must work together to form a stable government that would pave the way for restoring law and order and peace in the country, so that the Central Bank can properly carry out the economic activities. He warned that he would resign as Governor of the Central Bank if elected representatives did not bring in political stability to the country.
If political stability is not achieved as soon as possible, the economic revival would not be achieved only with Central Bank policy actions, he said.