Sri Lanka president's party wins two-thirds of seats in parliament

Voters bury established parties in general election landslide

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Sri Lanka's President and National People's Power party leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake shows his ink-marked finger after voting in the parliamentary election in Colombo on Nov.14. © Reuters

MARWAAN MACAN-MARKAR, Asia regional correspondent

COLOMBO -- Sri Lanka's National People's Power (NPP) party, led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, won Thursday's parliamentary election in a landslide, paving the way for the new president to push his policies.

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