Dhaka, June 19 -- Chair of the National Consensus Commission Ali Riaz on Thursday said all political parties have agreed on the need to amend the Constitution to change the process of electing the President.

"However, no consensus has yet been reached on what the new process should look like," Ali Riaz said while briefing journalists at the conclusion of the Commission's second-phase discussions, held at the Foreign Service Academy in the capital.

He said there is unanimous support for amending Article 48(1) of the Constitution, which currently stipulates that the President is elected by Members of Parliament.

"Everyone wants to change the existing electoral process. But almost all proposed alternatives are linked to the establishment ...