By Uditha Jayasinghe and Sudipto Ganguly COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's leftist coalition won a thumping victory in a snap general election, gaining power to push through his plans to fight poverty in the island nation recovering from a financial meltdown.

Uditha Devapriya and Umesh Moramudali on Sri Lanka’s ongoing political realignment.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's promise to hold corrupt officials accountable has fueled his public support.

Sri Lankans handed Anura Kumara Dissanayake a thumping win in a snap general election, giving its new leftist president greater legislative power to pursue policies to alleviate poverty and fight graft as the country recovers from a financial meltdown.

Security is high as Sri Lankans vote for lawmakers after electing a new president:: Colombo, Sri Lanka:: November 14, 2024People queued up at polling booths even before it opened as armed policemen provided security across the country.

Sri Lankans began voting on Thursday in a snap election to decide if the Indian Ocean island will give its new leftist president greater strength to help the poor as it recovers from a financial meltdown.

Vote counting underway in Sri Lanka: First parliamentary elections since economic crisis Vote counting is underway in Sri Lanka’s parliamentary elections. The new president called the snap poll in September,

Sri Lanka holds a snap election on Thursday which will determine if the South Asian island nation wants to empower its new, leftist President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to push his anti-poverty policies as it recovers from a financial meltdown.