{
  "id": 9255717,
  "title": "No referendum needed for passage of 22 A: SC",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/no-referendum-needed-for-passage-of-22-a-sc",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T00:03:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Island Sri Lanka",
    "slug": "the-island-sri-lanka",
    "url": "http://island.lk/no-referendum-needed-for-passage-of-22-a-sc/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Fight now moves to the streets with Opposition expected to gather at Polduwa Junction tomorrow By Saman Indrajith The Supreme Court (SC) has determined that the proposed 22nd Amendment to the Constitution does not require approval at a referendum and may be enacted with a special two-thirds majority in Parliament. Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne announced the […]",
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  "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."
}