New Sri Lanka and challenges and possibilities of super-majority
In today’s times when flow of capital takes place globally and many a times without any controls, it is important that Sri Lanka becomes a strong sovereign state in the region to begin with, a state that boldly spells its terms and conditions and also cleverly wades through the complex diplomatic tunnels in the region.
Marxist-Leaning Party Wins Two-Thirds Majority in Sri Lanka's Parliament
Sri Lanka defaulted on $50 billion in external debt in 2022, pushing the populace towards an alternative candidate.
Sri Lanka parliamentary election: How the NPP won over country’s ethnic minorities
Sri Lanka's NPP coalition led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake secures historic electoral victory, resonating with ethnic minorities.
What Would It Mean For Sri Lanka Now That NPP Has Secured A 2/3 Majority In Parliament?
The National People's Power (NPP) party led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has secured a landslide victory in Sri Lanka's parliamentary ele
Sri Lankan President Dissanayake’s JVP/NPP wins a landslide victory in parliamentary elections
The working class will rapidly come into conflict with the JVP/NPP government, which while posturing as anti-establishment, is a right-wing communalist party committed to imposing IMF austerity.
Voting ends in Sri Lanka's parliamentary election that's key for its new Marxist-leaning president
Sri Lankans have voted 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
Party of Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning president wins two-thirds majority in parliament
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,
Landslide win for new Sri Lankan president's left-leaning coalition
The left-leaning alliance of Sri Lanka's new leader has secured a landslide victory in the country's snap parliamentary elections. Official results show President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's National People's Power (NPP) coalition scored a two-thirds majority in parliament,
Meeting election pledges seen as challenge for Sri Lanka president despite parliamentary win
The parliamentary polls — held seven weeks after he emerged victorious in presidential voting — reinforced the remarkable shift in Sri Lankan politics, where mainstream parties that led the country for decades have been reduced to the margins as people put faith in a political outsider to bring about transformative change.
Sri Lanka's new Marxist leader wins huge majority
The left-leaning coalition of newly elected Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake won 159 of the legislature's 225 seats
NPP published its national list while some other parties are still in a dilemma: Sri Lankan politics
Listen to the weekly political highlights of Sri Lanka. Journalist Mr. Manoj Udatiyawala reports from Colombo.
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Sri Lanka’s tenth Parliament to welcome over 150 fresh faces as MPs
The 2024 parliamentary election has marked a historic shift in Sri Lanka’s legislature, with nearly 150 out of the 196 ...
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Historic Triumph: Sri Lanka's NPP Charts New Political Era
Sri Lanka's National People’s Power, led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, will establish a new Cabinet on Monday ...
Why Sri Lankan workers must demand: Repudiate all foreign debt!
This demand is addressed not to the right-wing JVP/NPP government, parliament or the opposition parties—all of which are ...
Explained: Anura Dissanayake's NPP wins snap elections in Sri Lanka – A turning point for the island nation?
Anura Dissanayake's NPP coalition has won a decisive victory in Sri Lanka's snap elections, marking a significant shift in ...
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Reduction of cut-off point from 12.5 % to 5% in 1988 opened gates of Parliament to NPP – Zuhair
Amidst universal praise for the unprecedented confidence bestowed by the people of Sri Lanka on the National Peoples’ Power ...
Sri Lanka's leftist National People's Party coaltion sweeps to power in parliamentary election
The National People's Power alliance of Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake swept to power after a snap ...