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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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Clashes erupted in the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo as around 10,000 protesters took to the streets to protest IMF-induced austerity measures amid the country’s ongoing worst-ever economic crisis. Police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse the anti-government protesters after at least two courts prohibited them from marching along roads leading to vital buildings, including the president’s office, finance ministry, and the central bank.
