Party of Sri Lanka's new president wins majority in parliament | AP News
20 hours 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.
Marxist-Leaning Party Wins Two-Thirds Majority in Sri Lanka's ...
10 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 Lanka: Left-leaning leader's coalition secures landslide victory
21 hours ago · 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 ...
Sri Lanka’s new president with Marxist-leanings wins two-thirds
7 hours 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 ...
Landslide win for Sri Lanka’s leftist coalition in snap general ...
21 hours ago · The Election Commission of Sri Lanka said on Friday that Dissanayake’s National People’s Power (NPP) coalition secured a two-thirds majority in parliament, winning 159 of 225 seats, a huge ...
Party of Sri Lanka's new Marxist-leaning president takes ... - ABC News
20 hours 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 ...
Anura Kumara Dissanayake: Left-leaning leader wins Sri Lanka election …
Sep 22, 2024 · Left-leaning politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won Sri Lanka’s presidential election after a historic second round of counting. No candidate won more than 50% of the total votes in...
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 Elects Leftist Leader Dissanayake as President - The …
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...
Sri Lankan president's coalition wins majority in general election
19 hours 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 ...