Sri Lankan president's coalition wins majority in general election
Sri Lankans handed Anura Kumara Dissanayake a thumping win in a snap general election, giving its new leftist president greater legislative power to pursue policies to alleviate poverty and fight graft as the country recovers from a financial meltdown.
Sri Lanka Votes in Election for Marxist-Leaning President's Agenda
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's promise to hold corrupt officials accountable has fueled his public support.
Anura Kumara Dissanayake's Resounding Victory Signals New Era in Sri Lanka
Sri Lankans voted Anura Kumara Dissanayake's coalition to a sweeping victory in a snap general election, granting him the legislative power needed to combat poverty and corruption. The National People's Power coalition won 107 seats,
Sri Lanka election: President Anura Kumara Dissanayake seeks increased parliamentary strength
Sri Lanka began counting votes cast on Thursday in a snap general election that will decide if the Indian Ocean island nation will give its new leftist president greater legislative power to help the poor as it recovers from a financial meltdown.
Sri Lanka’s National People’s Power Coalition Surges to Victory in Snap Election
In Sri Lankan politics, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s National People's Power (NPP) coalition claimed a decisive victory in the country’s snap general election, securing a majority in parliament.
NPP Sweeps Sri Lankan Snap Election: A New Political Dawn
Sri Lanka's National People's Power coalition, led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, secured a majority in a snap election. Winning 52 seats, it aims to address poverty and amend governance. Despite economic recovery efforts,
Sri Lanka President’s Bloc Expands Lead in Parliament Polls
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s coalition took an early lead in parliamentary elections seen as a test of the leftist leader’s ambitious pledges to combat corruption and change the terms of an unpopular International Monetary Fund bailout.
Sri Lanka's Leftist President Faces First Parliament Test
Sri Lanka's new leftist leader has drawn strong support from an unlikely source as he seeks to expand his three parliamentary seats to a house majority in elections on Thursday.
Sri Lankan president seeks party win in parliamentary election to help him push his economic reforms
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 economi
Who is Sri Lanka’s first transgender parliamentary candidate?
Sri Lanka ’s first openly transgender parliamentary candidate aims to foster a more inclusive political culture. Chanu Nimesha, 49, a member of the Socialist Party of Sri Lanka, is contesting from the Kegalle constituency and is focusing her campaign on social justice issues.
Party of Sri Lanka's New Marxist-Leaning President Takes Large Lead in Parliamentary Vote
The party of Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has taken a large lead in early results from the parliamentary elections, in an apparent solid mandate for his program f
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21 presidential election, widely seen as a stunning rebuke of Sri Lanka’s political elite, who voters blamed for leading ...
Sri Lanka counts votes for new parliament with economic reforms at stake
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Sri Lanka President reveals IMF review, budget timelines
Sri Lanka President President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said the government expects to complete the third review for the ...
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Sri Lanka’s leadership trio
Since their swearing-in in September this year, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s cabinet of three has been campaigning for long-term economic and political reform. To make these major changes and ...
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Discarding decades of dynastic politics, Sri Lankans to vote for change
Investors worry that Dissanayake’s desire to revisit the terms of the country’s IMF bailout could delay future disbursements, and make it harder for Sri Lanka to hit a crucial primary surplus ...
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Lifting import ban on automobiles: Sri Lanka sleepwalks into disaster
Having saddled the nation with a disastrous International Sovereign Bond (ISB) restructuring that ballooned debt repayments ...