Sri Lankan Leader’s Leftist Coalition Wins Elections
The National People’s Power won a parliamentary election that will allow the country’s new president to unroll his reform agenda, including broader welfare assistance.
Sri Lankan president's coalition clinches parliamentary majority in polls
COLOMBO: Sri Lankans handed Anura Kumara Dissanayake a thumping victory in a snap general election, giving its new leftist president a greater legislative power to pursue policies to
Sri Lankan President Dissanayake's coalition set for majority in snap election
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's coalition, the National People's Power (NPP), is set to win a majority in a snap general election, results from the Indian Ocean island's poll body showed on Friday.
Sri Lanka president’s party wins landslide victory in snap elections
The NPP won 107 seats, receiving almost 62 per cent or 6.8 million votes in Thursday’s election, putting them past the majority mark in the parliament, latest results on the Election Commission of Sri Lanka‘s website showed. A two-third majority appeared within reach of the coalition.
Sri Lanka votes in a parliamentary election that’s key for its new Marxist-leaning president
Sri Lankans are voting in a parliamentary election that's key for their new, Marxist-leaning president to consolidate his party’s power and follow through on promises of economic recovery.
Party of Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning president wins majority in parliament
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 Lankan president's leftist coalition sweeps snap parliamentary elections
Barely two months after Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning President Anura Kumara Dissanayake won the presidential election, his National People's Power coalition swept a snap parliamentary vote on Friday,
Sri Lanka President’s Bloc Takes Early Lead in Parliament Polls
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s coalition took an early lead in parliamentary elections seen as a test of the leftist leader’s ambitious 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
COLOMBO: 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 (Nov 15).
Party of Sri Lanka's new Marxist-leaning president takes large lead in parliamentary vote
The party of Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning President Anura Kumara Dissanayake took a large lead Friday in early results from the parliamentary elections, in an apparent solid mandate for his program for economic revival.
Sri Lankan leader's coalition heads for landslide win
A parliamentary majority will allow Anura Kumara Dissanayake to consolidate power and advance reforms.
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Colombo District final results: NPP secures 14 seats, SJB wins 4
The Election Commission of Sri Lanka has released the final results of the Colombo District in the 2024 General Election with ...
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National People's Power Party wins two-thirds majority in Sri Lanka parliamentary election
Mr Dissanayake's National People's Power Party (NPP) won 159 of the 225 seats, according to the Elections Commission. Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa's United People's Power Party had 40 ...