Party of Sri Lanka's new president wins majority in parliament | AP News
1 day ago — COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The party of Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning President Anura Kumara Dissanayake won a two-thirds majority in parliament, according to official election results Friday, providing a strong mandate for his program for economic revival.. Dissanayake’s National People’s Power Party won 159 of the 225 seats, according to the Elections Commission.
Landslide win for Sri Lanka’s leftist coalition in snap general ...
1 day ago — Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s leftist coalition has achieved a landslide victory in snap parliamentary elections, delivering the self-described Marxist leader a powerful ...
Sri Lanka: Left-leaning leader's coalition secures landslide victory
1 day ago — In the outgoing assembly, Dissanayake's party had just three seats. The 55-year-old earlier told reporters that he believed this was "a crucial election that will mark a turning point in Sri Lanka".
Sri Lanka election: President Anura Kumara Dissanayake seeks …
2 days ago — The main challenger to Dissanayake's coalition is the Samagi Jana Balawegaya party of opposition leader Sajith Premadasa, who favours a mix of interventionist and free-market economics.
Party of Sri Lanka's new Marxist-leaning president wins two-thirds ...
1 day ago — 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 ...
Marxist Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka’s presidential election ... - AP News
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake won Sri Lanka’s presidential election, the Election Commission announced Sunday, after voters rejected the old political guard that has been widely accused of pushing the …
Sri Lanka election results: Marxist-leaning Dissanayake elected as ...
Sep 23, 2024 — Sri Lankans elected Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake as their new president on Sunday, putting faith in his pledge to fight corruption and bolster a fragile economic recovery...
Sri Lanka Elects Leftist Leader Dissanayake as President - The New …
Sep 21, 2024 — The Marxist candidate, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, was elected president of Sri Lanka on Sunday, riding a wave of popular anger at the established political order that ran the South Asian nation’s...
Marxist-Leaning Party Wins Two-Thirds Majority in Sri Lanka's ...
16 hours ago — Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake shows his inked finger as he leaves a polling station after casting his ballot to vote in Sri Lanka's parliamentary election in Colombo on Nov. 14, 2024.
Sri Lankan president's coalition wins majority in general election
1 day ago — Sri Lanka's President and National People's Power (NPP) party leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake shows his ink-marked finger after casting his vote on the day of the parliamentary election in Colombo ...
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