COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's coalition, the National People's Power (NPP), was set for victory in a snap general election, results from the Indian Ocean island's poll body showed on Friday (Nov 15).

Mr Dissanayake took power in September’s presidential elections on a promise to combat graft. Read more at straitstimes.com.

COLOMBO: A coalition led by Sri Lanka’s president, the National Peoples Power (NPP), posted an early lead in parliamentary elections held on Thursday. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake called the snap election in September to seek a mandate to take forward his policies in the island nation struggling to emerge from a severe financial crisis.

Sri Lanka began counting votes cast on Thursday in a snap general election that will decide if the Indian Ocean island nation will give its new leftist president greater legislative power to help the poor as it recovers from a financial meltdown.

Colombo: The ruling National People's Power (NPP) party led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has taken an unassailable lead in the parliamentary election held on Thursday. As of 6 am local time Friday,

Voting begins in Sri Lanka's parliamentary election that is key for its new, Marxist-leaning president.

Sri Lanka's president's coalition, the National People's Power (NPP) posted an early lead in a parliamentary election, local television channel Ada Derana said on Thursday. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake called for snap a general election in September to seek a mandate to take forward his policies in the island nation struggling to emerge from a severe financial crisis.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's promise to hold corrupt officials accountable has fueled his public support.