Sri Lanka parliamentary poll: President Anura’s ruling coalition wins big
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's ruling coalition achieved a historic victory in Sri Lanka's parliamentary elections, securing a two-thirds majority. The National People's Power (NPP) won 159 out of 225 seats, significantly increasing its support across the island, particularly in regions with ethnic minorities. This election result positions President Dissanayake to implement his political and economic reform agenda effectively.
- ▪The NPP won a total of 159 seats in the 225-member House, securing over two-thirds majority.
- ▪The opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya followed with just 40 seats, while the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna party was reduced to three seats.
- ▪The NPP's success in traditionally Tamil and Muslim areas marks a significant shift in voter sentiment.
- ▪This election is the first instance of a political party achieving a two-thirds majority under Sri Lanka's proportional representation system.
- ▪The results indicate a strong public support for President Dissanayake's direction since his election.
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President Anura Kumara Dissanayake ruling alliance secured a landslide win in Sri Lanka’s November 14 general elections, shattering records of strong governments of the past and making history in the island’s ethnic minorities-dominated north, east, and hill country.The National People’s Power (NPP) won a total of 159 seats in the 225-member House, securing over two-thirds majority, official results declared on Friday showed. The Opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB or United People’s Force) followed, with just 40 seats. The formerly powerful Rajapaksas’ party, Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna, was nearly wiped out, with its presence in the legislature shrinking to three seats, from the 145 it won in the 2020 general elections.
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