Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the presidential candidate from National People's Power, addresses his supporters during an ...

With more than half the ballots in Thursday's parliamentary elections counted, Dissanayake's National People's Power (NPP) coalition party had taken an unassailable lead with 63 percent of votes, Elec ...

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

Sri Lankan president's party has secured a parliamentary majority, official election results show. COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan president's party has secured a parliamentary majority, official ...

Sri Lanka’s National People’s Power of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Friday swept the parliamentary elections by winning a two-thirds majority in the parliament, the election commission result ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning president wins over a two-thirds majority in parliamentary election.