Sri Lanka will hold a parliamentary election on November 14, less than two months after the Indian Ocean island nation elected Anura Kumara Dissanayake as its new president. The snap election is seen as a move by Dissanayake to strengthen his hand and fulfill his pro-poor campaign promises.
A person reads a newspaper following the appointment of Harini Amarasuriya as the new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka at a stall in Colombo, Sri Lanka , September 25, 2024. REUTERS/Thilina Kaluthotage/File Photo
Below are five key reasons why Dissanayake, who won the presidential poll at the weekend, called a snap general election:Dissanayake polled 5.6 million votes, or 42.3%, in Saturday's poll, a massive boost to the 3% he managed in the last presidential election in 2019. His nearest rival, opposition leader Sajith Premadasa, won 32.8%.Dissanayake ran as a candidate for the National People's Power alliance, which includes his Janatha Vimukhti Peremuna party.
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