Colombo: Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has
informed President Maithripala Sirisena that the duration of
his term of office is five years after he sought the apex
court's opinion on whether he can continue in office until
2021.
Sirisena, 66, had requested the country's apex court to
determine whether his term is six years as stated by the 1978
Constitution when he was sworn in on January 9, 2015 or five
years as mentioned by the 19th Amendment to the Constitution
which was enacted on May 15, 2015.