Sri Lanka's president Maithripala Sirisena says he won't suspend Parliament after PM loses another confidence vote

Colombo: Sri Lanka’s president said on Friday he won’t suspend parliament “under any circumstances”, after the prime minister he appointed late last month lost his second confidence vote in three days. [caption id=“attachment_4403645” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] File image of Sri Lankan president Maithripala Sirisena. Reuters[/caption] Parliament passed a no-confidence motion against Mahinda Rajapaksa and his government by a voice vote after lawmakers supporting him tried to disrupt proceedings. “I urge all parliamentarians to uphold principles of democracy, parliamentary traditions at all times,” President Maithripala Sirisena said in a tweet. “I will not prorogue parliament under any circumstances.”