{
  "id": 823265,
  "title": "22 A: Jt. Opp.calls for referendum",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/22-a-jt-opp-calls-for-referendum",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T00:15:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Island Sri Lanka",
    "slug": "the-island-sri-lanka",
    "url": "http://island.lk/22-a-jt-opp-calls-for-referendum/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Joint Opposition yesterday requested President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to hold a referendum on the 22 Amendment to the Constitution. The text of the letter released by former President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s Office: “We write to convey to you our firm conviction that the amendments to Article 107(5) of the Constitution, proposed by the Government, require […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}