Sri Lanka's President Dissanayake seeks majority in snap parliamentary election | The World

Sri Lankans have voted in a snap general election to decide if they will give its new leftist president greater legislative power to help the poor as it recovers from a financial meltdown. The president, Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake, 55, was elected in September but his National People's Power (NPP) coalition had just three of parliament's 225 seats, prompting him to dissolve it and seek a fresh mandate. Bhavani Fonseka from Colombo's Centre for Policy Alternatives tells The World Mr Dissanayake while Mr Dissanayake has political momentum, it's unclear if he will win a majority. #abctheworld #abcasiapacific
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