Landslide victory: Dissanayake's NPP secures two-thirds majority in Sri Lanka polls
Colombo: Sri Lanka's National People's Power (NPP) led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake won a resounding victory in Friday's parliamentary elections, securing a two-thirds majority and dominating the Jaffna electoral district,
National People's Power Party wins two-thirds majority in Sri Lanka parliamentary election
The election comes at a decisive time for Sri Lankans, as the island nation is struggling to emerge from its worst economic crisis.
Landslide Victory For Lanka President's Party In Snap Elections
President Anura Dissanayake's National People's Power Party Wins Parliamentary Majority
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The party of Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning president Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won a majority in parliament, providing a solid mandate for his economic revival program. Mr Dissanayake’s National People’s Power Party won at least 123 of the 225 seats in parliament, according to partial results released by the Elections Commission.
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Sri Lanka President’s Bloc Wins by Landslide in Parliament Poll
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s coalition won a parliamentary supermajority in the country’s election, underscoring the depth of the support for the leftist leader who pledges to combat corruption and change the terms of an unpopular International Monetary Fund bailout.
Sri Lankan President's Coalition Set for Victory in Snap Election
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's coalition, the National People's Power (NPP), was set for victory in a snap general election, results from the Indian Ocean island's poll body showed on Friday.
Sri Lankan president's coalition wins big majority in general election
By Uditha Jayasinghe and Sudipto Ganguly COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's leftist coalition won a thumping victory in a snap general election, gaining power to push through his plans to fight poverty and graft in the island nation recovering from a financial meltdown.
Sri Lanka's new Marxist-leaning president wins over a two-thirds majority in parliamentary election
Sri Lanka's new Marxist-leaning president wins over a two-thirds majority in parliamentary election.
Sri Lanka's leftist National People's Party coaltion sweeps to power in parliamentary election
The National People's Power alliance of Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake swept to power after a snap ...
Sri Lankan president's coalition wins majority in general election
COLOMBO: Sri Lankans handed Anura Kumara Dissanayake a thumping win in a snap general election, giving its new leftist ...
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Will not misuse excessive power given by the people: NPP
Claiming that it is a huge challenge to keep the trust placed by the people on the National People’s Power (NPP), NPP member ...
Analyst: Sri Lanka’s National People's Power poised to secure mandate in general election
Swinburne University of Technology’s Chulanee Attanaya discusses election prospects and implications for the Sri Lankan people.
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Voting ends in Sri Lanka's parliamentary election that's key for its new Marxist-leaning president
His National People’s Power party must increase its votes significantly — from the 42% it won in the presidential ...
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Galle District: NPP 7, SJB 1, SLPP 1
The National People’s Power (NPP) polled 406,428 votes to win seven seats in Parliament from the Galle district while the ...