President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s Coalition Wins in Sri Lankan Elections

• President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s ruling alliance secures a significant victory in Sri Lanka’s November 14 general elections.

• The National People’s Power (NPP) won 159 seats in the 225-member House, securing over two-thirds majority.

• The opposition, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), followed with just 40 seats.

• The formerly powerful Rajapaksas’ party, Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna, was nearly wiped out, with its presence in the legislature shrinking to three seats from the 145 it won in the 2020 general elections.

• The NPP’s vote share rose significantly across the island, particularly in the north and east that are home to Tamils and Muslims.

• The results in Jaffna overturn the image of the NPP’s chief constituent Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna as an “anti-Tamil rights” party.