Sri Lanka's National People's Power, led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, won a historic parliamentary victory, securing a two-thirds majority. The NPP won 159 of 225 seats, including the Northern Jaffna district,

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's leftist coalition has won a landslide victory in the country's snap parliamentary polls.Dis

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

The NPP contesting under the Malimawa (compass) symbol secured 113 seats in the 225 member assembly, data released by the elections commissions website showed

Sri Lanka's National People's Power of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Thursday secured a majority in parliament, according to official results

According to the Election Commission results, Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s National People’s Power Party has won at least 123 of the 225 seats in Parliament.

This would give Dissanayake sweeping powers to even abolish the contentious executive presidency as he has planned.

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.

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.