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Landslide win for Sri Lanka’s leftist coalition in snap general elections

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Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s leftist coalition has achieved a landslide victory in snap parliamentary elections.

His party secured a two-thirds majority in parliament, winning 159 of 225 seats, a huge lead on opposition alliance Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) The 55-year-old veteran politician was elected president on September 21 .

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semi-formal

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English

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72

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