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Parliamentary polls show unity among ethnic, religious groups, but weaker opposition
Sri Lanka’s parliamentary election results showed unity among the island nation’s different ethnic and religious people in ...
JVP now has a chance to rewrite history, says party’s general secretary Tilvin Silva
The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna [JVP or People’s Liberation Front], which leads Sri Lanka’s ruling National People’s Power [NPP ...
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, ...
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 ...
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After Thursday’s electoral deluge; Sri Lanka’s re-imagined dawn
We have changed’ announced the ‘Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna’ (JVP)’s General Secretary Tilvin Silva on Thursday, addressing an intently listening audience comprising President Anura Kumara Dissanayake ...
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 ...
Al Jazeera English on MSN1d
‘Need a change’: Sri Lanka’s leftist win sparks hopes, bridges old divides
President Dissanayake’s party has won a two-thirds majority in parliament, including among Tamils and Muslims.
Putting economic justice over ethnic nationalism, how a once-fringe coalition swept to majority in Sri Lanka Parliament
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s National People’s Power clinched a commanding two-thirds majority in the ...
Sri Lankan President's Party Wins Majority, Has Complex History With India
The sweeping mandate to the left coalition underlines widening support for his leftist policies, giving him the power to push ...
Cancel GO which provides authority to RDO to issue ST certificate, says CPM leader K Balakrishnan
MADURAI: CPM State Secretary K Balakrishnan addressed the residents of Sathyamoorthy Nagar who claim themselves as ...
Sri Lankan leader seeks big majority in snap election
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, whose Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) party had just three seats in the outgoing assembly ...
Sri Lankan leader's coalition headed for victory
The alliance of Sri Lanka's new leader is headed for victory in the country's snap parliamentary elections, according to ...