COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka's new Marxist-leaning president wins over a two-thirds majority in parliamentary election.

STORY: Sri Lankans have handed president Anura Kumara Dissanayake a strong win in a snap general election, giving him more ...

The party of Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won a majority in parliament, according ...

The National People's Power coalition won at least 123 seats in the 225-member parliament after securing around 62% of the ...

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.

Sri Lanka's National People's Power of President Anura Dissanayake has swept the 2024 parliamentary elections raking in a two ...

Colombo: Sri Lanka's National People's Power of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Thursday secured a majority in ...

With more than half the ballots in Thursday's parliamentary elections counted, Dissanayake's National People's Power (NPP) coalition party had taken an unassailable lead with 63 percent of votes, Elec ...

Anura Dissanayake’s NPP coalition has won a decisive victory in Sri Lanka’s snap elections, marking a significant shift in ...

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's leftist coalition won a landslide victory in snap legislative elections, ...

Sri Lanka's National People’s Power (NPP), led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, has gained a majority in parliament. The NPP won 123 out of 171 declared seats and is on track for an absolute ...