President Dissanayake’s party has won a two-thirds majority in parliament, including among Tamils and Muslims.

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

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

The sweeping mandate gives leftist president Anura Kumara Dissanayake the legislative power to push through his plans to ...

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 ...

In the past four years, the share of people living below the poverty line in Sri Lanka has risen to 25.9 per cent. The World ...

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's National People's Power (NPP) coalition is headed for a sweeping victory in ...