国际英语资讯:Sri Lankan parliament passes no-confidence motion against new govt
<p><span word="COLOMBO">COLOMBO</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 14-- <span word="Sri">Sri</span> <span word="Lanka">Lanka</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span> <span word="Speaker">Speaker</span> <span word="Karu">Karu</span> <span word="Jayasuriya">Jayasuriya</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="no">no</span>-<span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="motion">motion</span> <span word="presented">presented</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Speaker">Speaker</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Office">Office</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="favor">favor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="no">no</span>-<span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="motion">motion</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="motion">motion</span>, <span word="new">new</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Mahinda">Mahinda</span> <span word="Rajapakse">Rajapakse</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="cabinet">cabinet</span> <span word="appointed">appointed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Maithripala">Maithripala</span> <span word="Sirisena">Sirisena</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="unconstitutional">unconstitutional</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Sirisena">Sirisena</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="copy">copy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="motion">motion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 225-<span word="member">member</span> <span word="unicameral">unicameral</span> <span word="chamber">chamber</span>, <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="copy">copy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="by">by</span> 122 <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span>.</p><p><span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sacked">sacked</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Ranil">Ranil</span> <span word="Wickremesinghe">Wickremesinghe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Rajapakse">Rajapakse</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="no">no</span>-<span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="chaos">chaos</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p><span word="Hours">Hours</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="adjourned">adjourned</span>, <span word="Wickremesinghe">Wickremesinghe</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="motion">motion</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="voice">voice</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>."</p><p>"<span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="motion">motion</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="passed">passed</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="ruled">ruled</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 26 <span word="will">will</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="effect">effect</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="informing">informing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="orders">orders</span> <span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span> <span word="government">government</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="Dinesh">Dinesh</span> <span word="Gunawardena">Gunawardena</span>, <span word="legislator">legislator</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Sri">Sri</span> <span word="Lanka">Lanka</span> <span word="Podujana">Podujana</span> <span word="Peramuna">Peramuna</span> <span word="headed">headed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Rajapakse">Rajapakse</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="no">no</span>-<span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="invalid">invalid</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="parliamentary">parliamentary</span> <span word="traditions">traditions</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="electronic">electronic</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>.</p>
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