Sri Lanka President’s Bloc Takes Early Lead in Parliament Polls
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s coalition took an early lead in parliamentary elections seen as a test of the leftist leader’s ambitious pledges to combat corruption and change the terms of an unpopular International Monetary Fund bailout.
Sri Lanka Votes in Election for Marxist-Leaning President's Agenda
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's promise to hold corrupt officials accountable has fueled his public support.
Sri Lanka president's party headed for landslide: early results
New Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's party was set for a landslide victory in snap legislative elections, initial results showed Friday.With more than half the ballots in Thursday's parliamentary elections counted,
Sri Lanka election: President Anura Kumara Dissanayake seeks increased parliamentary strength
Sri Lanka began counting votes cast on Thursday in a snap general election that will decide if the Indian Ocean island nation will give its new leftist president greater legislative power to help the poor as it recovers from a financial meltdown.
Sri Lanka Election Results Live: Counting underway as President Dissanayake's NPP heads for landslide win
Counting of votes in the Sri Lankan snap elections is underway as the country’s President Anura Kumara Dissanayake seeks to increase NPP’s power in the parliament. The results show Dissanayake heading
Sri Lanka votes in a parliamentary election that’s key for its new Marxist-leaning president
Sri Lankans are voting in a parliamentary election that's key for their new, Marxist-leaning president to consolidate his party’s power and follow through on promises of economic recovery.
Sri Lanka president's coalition leads in early vote count, Ada Derana reports
Sri Lanka's president's coalition, the National People's Power (NPP) posted an early lead in a parliamentary election, local television channel Ada Derana said on Thursday.
Why Sri Lanka’s parliamentary election today matters for its future
In the past four years, the share of people living below the poverty line in Sri Lanka has risen to 25.9 per cent. The World Bank forecasts the economy to grow by just 2.2 per cent in 2024. Mr Dissanayake needs his alliance to win a two-thirds majority of 225 seats in the legislature to press forward with his reform package.
Sri Lankan president seeks party win in parliamentary election to help him push his economic reforms
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is looking to consolidate his party’s power in Thursday’s parliamentary election to help him implement his election pledges to solve the country’s economic woes and foster good governance.
Sri Lanka president’s party headed for landslide in snap elections: Early results
Mr Dissanayake took power in September’s presidential elections on a promise to combat graft. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Snap Sri Lankan election poses test for new leader
Sri Lanka’s 17.1 million voters head to the polls again on Thursday to vote in snap parliamentary elections, barely seven weeks after choosing a new president. More than 8,800 candidates are in the fray in an election marked by a low-key campaign.
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