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The Print
07-05-2025
- Politics
- The Print
Dissanayake's NPP leads in Sri Lanka's local polls
The main opposition, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), won outright control of two councils. Its leader, Sajith Premadasa, said the party would soon begin talks with other opposition groups to set up joint administrations. Of the over 200 results declared out of the 339 councils that went to the polls, the NPP secured outright control of more than 50. In most other councils, the party remains the single largest, though combined opposition parties hold more seats than it does. Colombo, May 7 (PTI) The National People's Power (NPP) led by Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake emerged as the single party with the most council wins in the local elections, but is struggling to form administrations on its own, according to the results declared by the Elections Commission. In the Tamil-majority north, the Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) dominated, winning most of the councils in the region. As of 6 am, the NPP had garnered over 2.8 million votes, approximately 43 per cent of the total counted, while the SJB trailed with over 1.3 million votes (20 per cent). The NPP also won 2,523 of the 8,500 available council seats, compared to 1,075 secured by the SJB. Results from over 100 councils were awaited. The election, postponed in 2023 following the island's economic crisis, was to be the first electoral test for the government led by President Dissanayake. PTI CORR GRS GRS GRS This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
The Hindu
23-04-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Sri Lankan leaders condemn Pahalgam terrorist attack
Sri Lankan leaders on Wednesday (April 23, 2025) strongly condemned the terrorist attack in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashir that claimed at least 26 lives. Pahalgam terror attack LIVE Updates In a post on social media platform 'X', President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said: 'I condemn in the strongest terms the cowardly terrorist attack in India. Our hearts are with the victims and their families. Sri Lanka always stands in solidarity with the people of India.' I condemn in the strongest terms the cowardly terrorist attack in India. Our hearts are with the victims and their families. Sri Lanka always stands in solidarity with the people of India. — Anura Kumara Dissanayake (@anuradisanayake) April 23, 2025 Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa said: 'I strongly condemn the cowardly terrorist attack in Jammu & Kashmir. Violence against innocent civilians is a grave crime against humanity. We stand in solidarity with the victims, their families, and the people of India. We must stand united against terror always.' Also read | United Nations Secretary General Guterres strongly condemns Pahalgam attack Earlier, on Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni had expressed solidarity with India. Days ago, Sri Lanka marked the sixth anniversary of the Easter Sunday terror attacks that shook the island nation in April 2019.
