Party of Sri Lanka's new president wins majority in parliament | AP News
22 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.
Sri Lanka’s new president with Marxist-leanings wins two-thirds
8 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 ...
Sri Lanka: Left-leaning leader's coalition secures landslide victory
22 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 ...
Marxist-Leaning Party Wins Two-Thirds Majority in Sri Lanka's ...
12 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.
Landslide win for Sri Lanka’s leftist coalition in snap general ...
23 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
22 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 ...
Voting ends in Sri Lanka’s parliamentary election that’s key for its ...
2 days ago · The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. ... A woman holds a flag of Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake ‘s National People’s Power party during a public rally ahead of Thursday’s parliamentary election in Gampaha, Sri Lanka, Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. ... Sri Lanka’s economic ...
Sri Lanka: Left-leaning leader's coalition secures landslide victory ...
22 hours ago · The 55-year-old earlier told reporters that he believed this was "a crucial election that will mark a turning point in Sri Lanka". Sajith Premadasa, the man Dissanayake defeated in the ...
Sri Lanka election: President Anura Kumara Dissanayake seeks …
2 days ago · A nation of 22 million, Sri Lanka was crushed by a 2022 economic crisis triggered by a severe shortage of foreign currency that pushed it into a sovereign default and caused its economy to shrink ...
Anura Kumara Dissanayake: Left-leaning leader wins Sri Lanka …
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 the...