Party of Sri Lanka's new Marxist-leaning president is leading in parliamentary elections, results show.

Voting begins in Sri Lanka's parliamentary election that is key for its new, Marxist-leaning president.

President Dissanayake’s party has won a two-thirds majority in parliament, including among Tamils and Muslims.

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 sweeping coalition election win this week underlined widening support for his ...

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 ...

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The National People's Power alliance of Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake swept to power after a snap parliamentary election in which voters handed the left-leaning alliance a landslide ...

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s National People’s Power (NPP) party registered a huge victory in the snap ...

Mr Dissanayake took power in September’s presidential elections on a promise to combat graft. Read more at straitstimes.com.