Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the presidential candidate from National People's Power, addresses his supporters during an election campaign rally ahead of presidential election, on the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, September 18, 2024. REUTERS/Stringer
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's sweeping coalition election win this week underlined widening support for his leftist policies, but he faces the test of steering the nation's recovery from a financial crisis with an inexperienced set of lawmakers.
Dissanayake's coalition, the National People's Party (NPP)had just three seats in the previous parliament but scored a landslide victory in Thursday's general election, winning a two-thirds majority in the 225-member house.
