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#LandslideWin for Sri Lanka’s #LeftistCoalition in snap general #elections.

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s leftist coalition has achieved a landslide victory in snap parliamentary elections, delivering the self-described #Marxist leader a powerful mandate to fight poverty and corruption in the crisis-stricken nation.

The Election Commission of #SriLanka said on Friday that Dissanayake’s National People’s Power #NPP coalition secured a two-thirds majority in parliament, winning 159 of 225 seats, a huge lead on opposition alliance Samagi Jana Balawegaya #SJB which won 40 seats.

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Landslide win for Sri Lanka’s leftist coalition in snap general elections

President Dissanayake now has the mandate he needs to tackle corruption and recover stolen assets after financial crash.

Al Jazeera