Sri Lankan President Dissanayake to Appoint New Prime Minister, Cabinet on Monday
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will appoint a new Prime Minister and Cabinet on Monday after his National People’s Power secured a record-breaking victory in the snap general election.
Voting ends in Sri Lanka's parliamentary election that's key for its new Marxist-leaning president
Sri Lankans voted in a parliamentary election Thursday that is key for the country's new, Marxist-leaning president to consolidate his party's power and follow through on promises of economic recovery.
Sri Lanka President’s party achieves historic win in the North
Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s party has scored a historic victory in the Tamil-dominated northern province of Jaffna, paving the way for a significant majority in Parliament, where it previously held just three seats.
Sri Lanka parliamentary elections: President Dissanayake's left-leaning alliance wins in landslide
Majority for National People's Power will help Mr Dissanayake push on with promised reforms in crisis-hit nation
Party of Sri Lanka's new Marxist-leaning president wins two-thirds majority in parliament
The party of Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won a two-thirds majority in parliament, according to official election results, providing a strong mandate for his
Landslide win for Sri Lanka president's leftist coalition in snap polls
New Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's party was set for a landslide victory in snap legislative elections, initial results showed Friday. With more than half the ballots in Thursday's parliamentary elections counted,
Landslide Victory For Lanka President's Party In Snap Elections
President Anura Dissanayake's National People's Power Party Wins Parliamentary Majority
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 Lanka President Dissanayake's coalition wins big — polls
Voters have handed Anura Kumara Dissanayake a significant win in a snap general election, giving its new leftist president greater legislative power to pursue policies to alleviate poverty.The party of Sri Lanka's new Marxist-leaning President Anura Kumara Dissanayake took a seemingly unassailable lead,
devdiscourse22m
Mahinda Rajapaksa's Political Resilience: A Legacy of Tenacity
Two days before turning 79, Mahinda Rajapaksa, twice president and prime minister of Sri Lanka, vowed to persist in politics ...
Press Trust of India on MSN47m
Mahinda Rajapaksa vows not to quit Lanka politics
Two days short of his 79th birthday, two-times former president and two-times former prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa vowed ...
The Straits Times2d
Sri Lanka president expects ‘strong majority’ after snap polls
COLOMBO – Sri Lanka’s new President ... Parliament was dominated by the party of Mr Mahinda Rajapaksa and Mr ...
Al Jazeera on MSN12h
‘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.
devdiscourse7h
NPP's Historic Victory: A New Era for Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is set to appoint a new Prime Minister and Cabinet following the National People’s Power's record-breaking victory in the general election. The NPP ...