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               Sri Lankan Court Allows President to Seek 3rd Term

   by VOA News

   Sri Lanka's highest court has cleared President Mahinda Rajapakse to
   run for re-election, rejecting opposition claims he is barred under the
   constitution to hold office for a third term.

   A Sri Lankan cabinet minister, Nimal Siripala da Silva, told parliament
   on Tuesday the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that there is no legal
   impediment for Rajapakse to run for an unprecedented third six-year
   term.

   Da Silva said the president also has the authority to call for an
   election after he completes four years of his current term.

   Rajapakse is expected to call for an early election to be held in
   January.

   Sri Lanka's constitution was changed in 2010 to eliminate the two-term
   limit.  But some legal experts argue the amended constitution only
   applies to new presidents and cannot be used retroactively.
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