Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s leftist coalition is on track for a landslide victory in snap elections, delivering the Marxist-leaning leader a powerful mandate to ease punishing austerity measures in the crisis-stricken nation.

Sri Lanka's National People's Power (NPP) party, led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, is set secure majority in the parliamentary snap elections. By Friday at 6 am (local time), the NPP had secured 52 seats,

Securing a parliamentary majority will be crucial for Dissanayake to implement his agenda fully, as executive power alone does not permit the appointment of a full cabinet or the passage of significant economic policies.