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 victory.

Sri Lanka defaulted on $50 billion in external debt in 2022, pushing the populace towards an alternative candidate.

Mr Dissanayake was elected president in September in a rejection of traditional political parties that have governed the island nation.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's National People's Power (NPP) coalition party has taken an unassailable lead with 63% of the vote, Election Commission results showed.

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.

The NPP won 107 seats, receiving almost 62 per cent or 6.8 million votes in Thursday’s election, putting them past the majority mark in the parliament, latest results on the Election Commission of Sri Lanka‘s website showed. A two-third majority appeared within reach of the coalition.

The National People’s Power won a parliamentary election that will allow the country’s new president to unroll his reform agenda, including broader welfare assistance.

President Anura Dissanayake's National People's Power Party Wins Parliamentary Majority

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

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