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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Sri Lanka's new president with Marxist-leanings wins two-thirds majority in parliament

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake-led National People's Power (NPP) party achieved a landslide victory on Friday in the snap parliamentary election. The sweeping mandate to Mr Dissanayake's coalition underlines widening support for his leftist policies, giving him the power to push through his plans to fight poverty and graft in the island nation struggling to emerge from the worst financial crisis since its independence from the Bri…

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The party of Sri Lanka's new Marxist-leaning President Anura Kumara Dissanayake won a two-thirds majority in parliament, according to official election results Friday, providing a strong mandate for his program for economic revival.

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Sri Lanka's Marxist Party wins landslide victory with two-thirds majority

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s Marxist-leaning party has won the Nov. 15 snap parliamentary elections, with his National People’s Power coalition now set to steer the island nation for the next five years.
Dissanayake’s party won 159 of the 225 elected district seats and allocated seats in parliament, according to the Elections Commission.
Meanwhile, the Samagi Jana Balawegaya, or United People’s Power Party—led by opposition le…

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Party of Sri Lanka’s New Marxist-Leaning President Wins Majority in Parliamentary Election

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayakes National Peoples Power (NPP) party secured two thirds majority in parliament after Thursdays parliamentary election, data released by the countrys Election Commission showed Friday, reported Xinhua.
The NPP has...

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President Dissanayake's NPP wins two thirds majority in SL parliamentary poll

The left-leaning coalition of newly elected Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake won 159 of the legislature's 225 seats

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Colombo, Nov 15 (PTI) Sri Lanka’s National People’s Power of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Friday swept the parliamentary elections by winning a two-thirds majority, and also dominating the Jaffna electoral district – the heartland of the nation’s Tamil minority. The NPP coalition, which contested under the Malimawa (compass) symbol, secured 159 out of the 225 seats in the parliament, according to the latest results on the election commi…

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Sri Lankan president’s NPP gets two-thirds majority in parliament, makes history in Tamil-dominated Jaffna

The National People's Power alliance won 159 seats out of 225. The Marxist-inspired leader, chosen in the September presidential elections after decades of ruling family dynasties, has promised to seek 'alternative means' to support the nation's finances. The International Monetary Fund had asked for austerity measures in exchange for a rescue loan.

L'alleanza National People's Power ha ottenuto 159 seggi su 225. Il leader di ispirazione marxista, scelto alle presidenziali di settembre dopo decenni di dinastie familiari al potere, ha promesso di voler cercare “mezzi alternativi” per sostenere le finanze della nazione. Il Fondo monetario internazionale aveva chiesto misure di austerità in cambio di un prestito di salvataggio.

SRI LANKA Colombo: alla coalizione di Dissanayake più di due terzi del Parlamento

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SRI LANKA Colombo: more than two-thirds of the Parliament to the Dissanayake coalition

The NPP secured more than 2/3rds majority in Parliament, winning 159 seats.  141 of the seats were elected and 18 were through the National List.  Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) trailing behind got 40 seats.    NPP- 159 seatsSJB- 40 seatsITAK- 8 seatsNew Democratic Front- 5 seatsSLPP- 3 seatsSLMC- 3 seatsThe post NPP secures over two-thirds majority in Parliament first appeared on LankaXpress.The post NPP secures over two-thirds majority in Parlia…

Sri Lanka's new president with Marxist-leanings wins two-thirds majority in parliament

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