After parliamentary elections, Sri Lanka’s new president now has a commanding majority to pass his reform agenda.

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's National People's Power coalition has achieved a decisive win in the general election. With a two-thirds majority, the coalition aims to address poverty and economic reforms,

The NPP won 107 seats, receiving almost 62% or 6.8 million votes in Thursday's election, putting them past the majority mark in the parliament, latest results on the Election Commission of Sri Lanka's website showed. A two-third majority appeared within reach of the coalition.