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.
Party of Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning president wins two-thirds majority in parliament
Anura Kumara 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.
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 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.
Voting ends in Sri Lanka’s parliamentary election that’s key for its new Marxist-leaning president
Sri Lankans have voted 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.
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Sri Lankan president's coalition wins majority in snap 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 in the island nation recovering from a financial meltdown.
Landslide win for new Sri Lankan president's left-leaning coalition
The left-leaning alliance of Sri Lanka's new leader has secured a landslide victory in the country's snap parliamentary elections. Official results show President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's National People's Power (NPP) coalition scored a two-thirds majority in parliament,
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 Lanka’s leftist president on track for parliamentary landslide
Sri Lanka’s new leftist president is on track for a landslide victory in parliamentary elections, bolstering his mandate for change in a country still reeling from the aftermath of a devastating financial crisis.
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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