What is the position of the UNP on the 18th amendment to the constitution?
Well, the UNP was the architect of the Executive Presidency and so we have seen the black side and the white side of it. From 1978 up to now, having gone through the mill, we have come to the conclusion that the Executive Presidency is not desirable for this country and also, leaving so much of power in one person will be undesirable and will be a threat to democracy. It will also pave the way for a single party, single person dictatorship. It is in this context that the UNP decided as a matter of policy that we would recommend the abolition of the Executive Presidency. It is on the same lines that we decided to support a common candidate at the last presidential poll. We sacrificed our party symbol and our own candidate for a common candidate. Under a different umbrella it was possible to bring all opposition parties together. So, our position remains unchanged and the UNP still maintains that the Executive Presidency should be changed and at the next presidential election we will be
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