Dissanayake, aims to secure a majority in parliament to put forward his policies to revive the island nation from its financial crisis. The independent body, Election Commission of Sri Lanka (ECSL ...

COLOMBO: The new parliament of Sri Lanka was convened ... control or over 150 seats in a parliamentary election held since 1989. What does Sri Lankan President's promise to return state-occupied ...

The working-class party, Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna — part of the National People’s Power coalition — gained an outright majority in the country’s 225-seat parliament, reports Janaka Biyanwila. Sri ...

Dissanayake's party has said he wants to have his own cabinet until a fresh parliament is elected ... the most recent parliamentary elections in 2020. But Sri Lanka's crisis proved an opportunity ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake won Sri Lanka's presidential election ... Dissanayake was first elected to Parliament in 2000 and briefly held the portfolio ...

In Sri Lankan, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won a landslide victory in snap parliamentary elections. The Election Commission of Sri Lanka said that Dissanayake’s National People’s Power ...

In Sri Lanka, polling for the parliamentary election will be held tomorrow (Wednesday). The ruling Rajapaksa brothers are looking for a super-majority in parliament to change the constitution and ...