"Dissanayake's National People's Power (NPP) was far ahead of the opposition alliance Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) with 63 percent of the vote, according to early results from the country's Election Commission."
"With his coalition holding just three seats in the outgoing parliament, the 55-year-old leader of Janatha Vimukti Peramuna (JVP) called snap legislative elections in search of a fresh mandate."
"Dissanayake, whose JVP spearheaded a bloody armed revolt against the government during the 1970s and 1980s, has pledged to fight corruption and seek alternative means to shore up the South Asian economy."
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