United National Party (UNP) Member of Parliament (MP) Palitha Range Bandara while addressing a news briefing held at Sirikotha on January 23 said that UNP will not support the proposed abolition of the 19th Amendment, reports Daily News. He said “This is a prelude to making autocratic leaders. The UNP will not assist any measures taken by the Government to terminate the 19th Amendment. The people wanted to abolish the Executive Presidency when we came to power in 2015. The 19th Amendment to the Constitution reduced the powers of the Executive Presidency by 90%. It also restored the independence of the Elections Commission, Public Service and the Police. Therefore, we do not find any need to repeal it.”