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Government

The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is an independent sovereign nation. Legislative power is exercised by the unicameral parliament, elected through universal franchise on a proportional representative basis. According to the 1978 constitution the executive president is the head of state and has the power to dismiss the prime minister and the cabinet and dissolve the parliament. The president as well as the parliament is elected for 6 years. Minimum voting age is 18 years.






















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