Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s National People’s Power Party won at least 123 of the 225 seats in parliament, according to partial results released by the Elections Commission.

Colombo: Sri Lanka's National People's Power of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Thursday secured a majority in parliament, according to official results announced by the elections commission. The NPP contesting under the Malimawa (compass) symbol secured 123 seats out of the 171 declared seats,

Dissanayake, a political outsider in a country dominated by family parties for decades, comfortably won the island’s presidential election in September.