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

By Uditha Jayasinghe and Sudipto Ganguly COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's leftist coalition ...

Sri Lanka's President and National People's Power (NPP) party leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake shows his ink-marked finger ...

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

The NPP won 107 seats, receiving almost 62 per cent or 6.8 million votes in Thursday’s election, putting them past the ...

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

Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s National People’s Power Party won at least 123 of the 225 seats in parliament, according to ...

Sri Lanka's National People's Power party, led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, has secured a majority in the parliament. With 113 seats out of 225, the NPP has achieved 61% of the votes, ...

Sri Lankan president's party has secured a parliamentary majority, official election results show. 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events ...

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

The win gives leftist president Anura Kumara Dissanayake greater legislative power to pursue policies to alleviate poverty ...

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 ...