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Marxist-Leaning Party Wins Two-Thirds Majority in Sri Lanka's Parliament
Sri Lanka defaulted on $50 billion in external debt in 2022, pushing the populace towards an alternative candidate.
Sri Lanka's new Marxist leader wins huge majority
The left-leaning coalition of newly elected Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake won 159 of the legislature's 225 seats
Sri Lankan President Dissanayake’s JVP/NPP wins a landslide victory in parliamentary elections
The working class will rapidly come into conflict with the JVP/NPP government, which while posturing as anti-establishment, is a right-wing communalist party committed to imposing IMF austerity.
Sri Lanka election results: President Dissanayake’s NPP claims landslide victory
Sri Lanka's National People's Power (NPP) party, led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, secured a majority in the parliamentary snap elections on Friday. The NPP won 107 seats with nearly 62% of the vote,
What Would It Mean For Sri Lanka Now That NPP Has Secured A 2/3 Majority In Parliament?
The National People's Power (NPP) party led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has secured a landslide victory in Sri Lanka's parliamentary ele
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,
Sri Lanka’s NPP gains majority
Dissanayake’s National People’s Power Party (NPP) won at least 123 of the 225 seats in parliament, according to partial results released by the Sri Lankan Elections Commission. The Samagi Jana Balawegaya, or United People’s Power Party, led by opposition leader Sajith Premedasa, had 31 seats.
Sri Lanka's Political Shift: NPP's Historic Win in Jaffna
Sri Lanka's National People’s Power, led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, clinched a significant victory by winning the parliamentary elections with a two-thirds majority, marking a historic shift in Jaffna,
Sri Lanka: President Dissanayake's NPP Secures Majority In Snap Parliamentary Elections
In the first major political test for President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's NPP, Sri Lanka on Thursday headed to elect a new parliament. Back in September, the ruling party failed to secure 50 percent of the vote in the presidential elections.
Sri Lanka president's coalition seals election victory
STORY: Sri Lankans have handed president Anura Kumara Dissanayake a strong win in a snap general election, giving him more power to fight poverty and corruption.Dissanayake, a political outsider, easily won the presidential election in September.
Sri Lanka president gets resounding mandate to drive forward recovery
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's sweeping coalition election win this week underlined widening support for his leftist policies, but he faces the test of steering the nation's recovery from a financial crisis with an inexperienced set of lawmakers.
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‘Need a change’: Sri Lanka’s leftist win sparks hopes, bridges old divides
President Dissanayake’s party has won a two-thirds majority in parliament, including among Tamils and Muslims.
Indian High Commission welcomes NPP's win in Sri Lanka, reaffirms commitment to bilateral ties
The High Commission of India in Colombo congratulated President and NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake on the party's win, reaffirming India's commitment to strengthening bilateral ties between the ...
Putting economic justice over ethnic nationalism, how a once-fringe coalition swept to majority in Sri Lanka Parliament
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s National People’s Power clinched a commanding two-thirds majority in the ...
Sri Lanka's Leftist Party Exponentially Improves Its Electoral Performance
Colombo, November 15: Sri Lanka's only major leftist party, the National Peoples' Power (NPP), is continuing its dream run in ...
Sri Lankans vote with issues of welfare, economic reforms at stake
Sri Lankans began voting on Thursday in a snap election to decide if the Indian Ocean island will give its new leftist ...