Party of Sri Lanka's new president wins majority in parliament | AP News
19 hours ago · COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The party of Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won a majority in parliament, according to official election results Friday, providing a solid mandate for his program for economic revival. Dissanayake’s National People’s Power Party won at least 123 of the 225 seats in ...
Sri Lanka: Left-leaning leader's coalition heads for landslide win
19 hours ago · 15 November 2024, 03:51 GMT. Updated Just now. The alliance of Sri Lanka's new leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake is headed for a landslide win in the country's snap parliamentary elections based on ...
Sri Lanka’s leftist ruling coalition wins election in landslide
20 hours ago · Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s leftist coalition is on track for a landslide victory in snap elections, delivering the Marxist-leaning leader a powerful mandate to ease ...
Sri Lanka election: President Anura Kumara Dissanayake seeks …
1 day ago · The president, Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake, 55, was elected in September but his National People's Power (NPP) coalition had just three of parliament's 225 seats, prompting him to ...
Sri Lankan president seeks party win in ... - Associated Press News
2 days ago · Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is looking to consolidate his party’s power in Thursday’s parliamentary election to help him implement his election pledges to solve the country’s economic woes and foster good ... The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846 ...
Who is Sri Lanka’s new president Anura Kumara Dissanayake?
Sep 22, 2024 · Left-leaning politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake has been elected as Sri Lanka’s next president after he won the debt-ridden country’s first election since its economy collapsed in 2022.
Anura Kumara Dissanayake sworn in as Sri Lanka's president - BBC
Sri Lanka's new president Anura Kumara Dissanayake has been sworn into office, promising "clean" politics as the country recovers from its worst economic crisis. The left-leaning...
Anura Kumara Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka election | BBC News
Sep 22, 2024 · Left-leaning politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won Sri Lanka’s presidential election after a historic second round of counting. ...more.
Marxist Anura Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka's presidential election | AP News
Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won Sri Lanka’s presidential election, according to data released by the Election Commission Sunday, as voters rejected the old political guard that has been widely accused of pushing the South Asian nation toward economic ruin.
Sri Lanka president gets resounding mandate to drive forward …
13 hours ago · 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 ...