Landslide win for Sri Lanka’s leftist coalition in snap general elections
Landslide win for Sri Lanka’s leftist coalition in snap general elections
www.aljazeera.com Landslide win for Sri Lanka’s leftist coalition in snap general elections
President Dissanayake now has the mandate he needs to tackle corruption and recover stolen assets after financial crash.
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s leftist coalition has achieved a landslide victory in snap parliamentary elections, delivering the self-described Marxist leader a powerful mandate to fight poverty and corruption in the crisis-stricken nation.
The Election Commission of Sri Lanka said on Friday that Dissanayake’s National People’s Power (NPP) coalition secured a two-thirds majority in parliament, winning 159 of 225 seats, a huge lead on opposition alliance Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), which won 40 seats.
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