The party of Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won a majority in parliament, according ...

According to the Election Commission results, Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s National People’s Power Party has won at least 123 of the 225 seats in Parliament.

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

Voters have handed Anura Kumara Dissanayake a significant win in a snap general election, giving its new leftist president greater legislative power to pursue policies to alleviate poverty.

Sri Lanka's new Marxist-leaning President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's National People's Power Party took a commanding lead in ...