Groaning under austerity
Left-wing coalition wins parliamentary election in Sri Lanka
In the parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka, the left-wing coalition of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won a majority in the country's parliament according to partial results. The population is now hoping for better economic conditions.
The National People's Power (NPP) won around 62 percent after more than two thirds of the votes were counted, as data from the electoral commission showed on Friday. This gives the alliance at least 123 seats in the 225-member parliament, giving Dissanayake a free hand for his reform program.
The NPP only held three seats in the previous parliament. The party of the new head of state Dissanayake is the Marxist People's Liberation Front (JVP), which is the most important component of the NPP alliance. Dissanayake dissolved the parliament after taking office in September and called early elections.
End corruption and lower taxes
Dissanayake won the presidential election with promises to end corruption and lower income tax, among other things. Sri Lanka is groaning under a strict austerity program imposed on the country by the International Monetary Fund in return for financial aid. Dissanayake is now seeking a two-thirds majority in parliament in order to stabilize his government and push ahead with the planned reforms and further implement the austerity measures.
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