Home Old Fox Rolling Over In His Grave Current Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe. The all-powerful Executive Presidency has always been just beyond his reach. And with attempts to abolish it now, that position will, for him, be all but a dream.

Current Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe. The all-powerful Executive Presidency has always been just beyond his reach. And with attempts to abolish it now, that position will, for him, be all but a dream.

Ranasinghe Premadasa became the second Executive President, an all-powerful position allowing the holder of the post to rule with an iron fist.  In 1991, there was an attempt to impeach Premadasa. ( Picture courtesy ‘Parliament of Sri Lanka, Asia’s Oldest Democracy’)
Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, was the fourth person and the first woman to be Executive President. (Picture courtesy ‘Parliament of Sri Lanka, Asia’s Oldest Democracy’)

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