Sri Lankan president’s NPP gets two-thirds majority in parliament, makes history in Tamil-dominated Jaffna

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s National People’s Power of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Friday swept the parliamentary elections by winning a two-thirds majority, and also dominating the Jaffna electoral district – the heartland of the nation’s Tamil minority.

The NPP coalition, which contested under the Malimawa (compass) symbol, secured 159 out of the 225 seats in the parliament, according to the latest results on the election commission website.

The NPP received over 6.8 million or 61 per cent of the votes counted, taking a commanding lead over its rivals.